Children have a key role in teaching families about healthy eating, says the NHS

According to the National Health Service in the UK, children have an important role to play in teaching families about healthy eating and obesity. The medical director of the NHS has encouraged the British government to make education its key focus in tackling obesity. The statement was made after a key government advisor on childhood obesity, Professor Susan Jebb, suggested that schools have an important role to play in teaching children about obesity, with the broader goal that children will then educate their parents. Professor Jebb further argued for stricter regulations on advertisement of foods high in fat, salt and sugar and for a ban on two-for-one deals on such products.