Yesterday (Monday 10 August), a debate over child obesity on Jeremy Vine On 5 received a backlash.

Guest panellists Ash Sakar and Martin Daubney discussed plans to tackle child obesity after lockdown, following a call from the National Obesity Forum to weigh children in schools from September to make sure they are losing weight.

Arguing that he thinks it is a good idea, Daubney said: “I have two kids, both of which were weighed. My boy is tall and big-boned and came in as obese. He doesn’t look it.

He added: “One third of kids are now starting secondary school obese, as reports say. Now that is a problem. And we have to accept now that obesity kills more than smoking in the UK. We worry more about feelings over facts.”

Jameela Jamil nails the big problem with that proposal to weigh school students