The State has done research suggesting that 85,000 of today's generation of children will die prematurely due to obesity.
Research by the Irish Heart Foundation found that 69% of people believe the government isn't doing enough on this issue.
Prof Donal O’Shea, HSE lead on obesity and Stella O’Malley, psychotherapist joined the Last Word to discuss.
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