Childhood obesity: holding back the water

<p>Addressing a complex problem means a new way of thinking about what we&rsquo;re trying to do, argues Rich Taunt, Pasha Elstak and Vincent Busch</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*H0y8l20pweybhwU4dvxgOw.jpeg" style="height:394px; width:700px" /></p> <h1>Water engulfs our discussions of childhood obesity.</h1> <p>The scale of the problem is a &lsquo;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/02/250-million-children-worldwide-forecast-to-be-obese-by-2030" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">rising tide&rsquo;</a>. The majority of causes lie&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5958160/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&lsquo;upstream&rsquo;</a>, yet we spend more time&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644948/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">&lsquo;downstream&rsquo;</a>. Metaphor coincidence? Maybe. But thinking water can help us make a decisive breakthrough in how countries, cities, and organisations work out what they need to do to reduce obesity.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@Richard.taunt/childhood-obesity-holding-back-the-water-19c15fc9cf48"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>