{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/69cce7d24c2da3ddc3fe5d6f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Children Should Get Only One Easter Egg This Year\", Says Obesity Expert - 01/04/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1775033171795-4aa2197e-f535-4f80-8de3-7aa87faa50f4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>An obesity expert is urging parents to buy only one easter egg for each child.</p><p><br></p><p>Professor Donal O’Shea, who is HSE’s clinical lead on obesity, has warned that it was “a flawed narrative” if parents think it is okay to indulge for one day.</p><p><br></p><p>He has also said in the past that such an attitude was flawed because the food and drinks industry wanted to increase the daily consumption of ultra-processed foods and used occasions such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter to promote them.</p><p><br></p><p>Professor O’Shea joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}