Empowering people to ward off diabetes

Obesity and being overweight is impacting children in the EU, and worldwide, at epidemic levels: in some countries nearly 40 % of children are affected. The International Diabetes Federation projects the number of people in the EU, with the condition, will rise to over 72 million by 2050.How can we stem the tide? All three of our guests have beensupported by EU research and innovation funding. Here to share some of their findings are:Knut-Inge Klepp, special advisor at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. He is interested in health promotion among children and adolescents, and how to engage with young people in a way that makes a difference.Sharleen O’Reilly is professor of Human Nutrition at UniversityCollege Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on trying to improve women and children’s health by preventing chronic diseases, such as heart disease or diabetes, through behaviour change.Jason Halford is a professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds. Jason is interested in obesity, eating behaviour and appetite. He is on the board of the European Coalition for People living with Obesity.