We face a double burden of malnutrition. Almost one billion people go to bed hungry. And obesity rates rise remorselessly. In many parts of the world our children are fatter, less active and less likely to be exclusively breastfed than they have ever been.
In these two conversations with leading nutritionist Gay Palmer and international human rights lawyer Belinda Reeve, I explore the politics of feeding children, and whether food companies are infringing the rights of children through aggressive marketing of infant formula, junk food and sugar in everything. They suggest ways that states and professionals might regulate the culture and commerce of your children’s diet.