What kind of food do young people need - and how much? And as Britain becomes a country of overweight people, are we preparing a nation of fa ties by insisting that children eat three decent meals a day?
In the studio are two doctors particularly concerned with Child Health and Nutrition, Dr Phyllis Mortimer and Dr David Harvey , and they will try to answer these and similar questions.
In the Chair Sue MacGregor
Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
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