Professor Tom Sanders, professor of nutrition and dietetics at Kings College, London, said: "It's not what's eaten at school that's matters, but what's eaten at home and in front of the TV." He said parents should restrict television watching because it was sedentary behaviour. Professor Sanders thought school was the right place to get education about healthy eating, but said a more holistic approach was needed.
Sanders criticised the Government's Fruit for Schools scheme for having "no scientific basis", saying it was "an expensive way to promote fruit consumption".
Money could be better spent improving school playgrounds, providing clean drinking water and teaching food preparation.
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