One of the most innovative responses to the developed world’s childhood obesity epidemic can be found in Japan. The Shokuiku programme, which commenced in 2005, requires all public schools to provide safe and nutritious school lunches for their students. The program includes a state-funded food and nutrition teacher for every school who oversees menu design and engages with families to help build positive nutritional habits in the home. But what was it that made Japan’s response to childhood obesity so innovative? Surely, education and healthy eating are the bedrock of any sensible obesity response programme. The programme design is not…

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