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Tackling child obesity
Afternoons with Helen Farmer
Thursday, 11 September 2025 - 49 minutes
More children around the world are obese than underweight for the first time ever, according to a UN report that warns ultra-processed junk food is overwhelming childhood diets. So, what can we do about it? Helen meets Joe Wicks, AKA The Body Coach.
And from anxiety to classroom confidence, toilet and feeding issues to teacher woes, we get some expert advice on how to tackle school issues early in the term from OT Adam Griffin and child psychologist Dr Haneen Jarrar.
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