What Japan can teach us about stamping out obesity

In the Sixties, Japan was the unhealthiest country in the G7 but quickly turned around. Is it time for us to do the same? Helen Heneghan, a Consultant Bariatric Surgeon and Professor of Surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital, spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this...

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06.45 20 Jun 2022

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What Japan can teach us about stamping out obesity

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In the Sixties, Japan was the unhealthiest country in the G7 but quickly turned around. Is it time for us to do the same?

Helen Heneghan, a Consultant Bariatric Surgeon and Professor of Surgery at St Vincent’s Hospital, spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

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