Spotlight on Child & Adolescent Health: Childhood obesity -

Spotlight on Child & Adolescent Health: Childhood obesity

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Jessamy Bagenal is joined by Dr. Eduardo J. Gomez and Pauline Mapfumo to discuss the drivers of childhood obesity, predatory industry tactics, and what steps can be taken to help bring down levels of childhood obesity. See the rest of our Child & Adolescent Health Spotlight content: https://www.thelancet.com/lancet-200/child-adolescent-health

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