00:00One in ten children between the ages of five and 19, approximately 188 million, are now living with obesity as diets shift towards ultra-processed foods.
00:11Gemma, let's start with you on this story. Why has this happened for the first time? What's actually changed significantly?
00:20I mean, this, as you say, this is the first time this has happened. The study found that 391 million children across the globe are overweight, and of that amount, 188 million are considered obese.
00:35So that's one in ten children between the ages of five and 19. And obesity now exceeds underweight in all regions of the world except Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
00:46Now, I think what I've found interesting as well is it's causing health experts to redefine what malnourished means.
00:54Now, malnourished used to mean that you weren't getting enough food, you know, you'd probably be very, very thin.
01:01But now malnourished can mean that you are obese and you're not getting any nutrients from the food that you're eating.
01:07And that's something I never actually thought about in reality, because that's fascinating.
01:11So basically, people are just eating this food that's got nothing to it, but they're still putting on weight.
01:17Absolutely.
01:18But essentially, they're really malnourished and unhealthy.
01:20Exactly. Just empty calories.
01:22Now, the main blame is on the fact that traditional diet has gone out the window.
01:29There are many more.
01:30And obviously, ultra-processed foods are super cheap and super convenient.
01:34You know, a family who's been at work all day are more likely to grab something to feed their family than go home and then spend hours cooking from scratch.
01:43Society has changed and times have changed.
01:45But also, I think it is a lot to do with money, a lot to do with cost and a lot to do with time constraints.
01:52So, I think it's a lot to do with money.
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