Breaking the Wall of Childhood Obesity. What Parents, Politics, and Vegetables Can Do

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Ask a child which tastes better, brussels sprouts or burgers, and the answer will be a quick one. Childhood obesity in developed countries is increasing rapidly as a leading preventable cause of death worldwide. In this video from the 2009 Falling Walls Conference, Jean Michel Borys claims that to battle obesity means to battle our mentality: parents, politicians, and schools must all work together to tackle the everyday laziness that makes junk food appear the easiest way to feed a child. Borys, a specialist in endocrinology, metabolic diseases, and nutrition, presents the holistic concept - involving physical activity, nutrition, and environmental interventions - that led him to launch Epode, a program designed to improve the quality and nutritional value of school dinners in France, where it has proven to be so successful it is now being exported to other countries.