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Children as young as 14 are lining up for weight loss surgery.

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Do you eat your eggplant, broccoli and carrots?

Children as young as 14 year are now lining up for weight loss surgery. With one in four considered overweight or obese, how did Australian kids get so fat?

The food industry says it is a lack of exercise while public health experts blame a toxic level of junk food.

Do Australian families understand what makes up a healthy diet? And how do you get kids to eat their veggies?

As the Federal Government waits for a final report from its preventative health task force, Insight asks if surgery is the best option for weight loss or can we change our eating habits?

We'll be joined in the studio by a top chef, a Biggest Loser, families, doctors and dieticians to talk about our taste buds, our food and our diet.

Meet the Guests

Sam Roeun

At 19 years of age Sam Rouen weighed a hefty 154.8kgs, but transformed himself before the nation’s eyes on the reality television series, The Biggest Loser. Sam lost 71 kgs through the course of the show and has managed to keep the weight off. Sam talks about his struggle to shed the kilos on Insight. You can chat to Sam online after the show.

Stephanie Alexander

Stephanie Alexander is a doyenne of Australian cooking. She opened her first restaurant in Melbourne in 1964 and has penned 13 cookbooks. In 2004 she founded the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation which aims to tantalise the palates of primary school children. You can chat to Stephanie online after the show. Photo: Simon Griffiths

Rob Moodie

Rob Moodie is Professor of Global Health at the Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne and former CEO of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation. He is the chair of the Federal Government’s Preventative Health Taskforce which will soon hand down a report on how to tackle obesity.

Kate Carnell

Kate Carnell is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Food and Grocery Council which represents food and drink manufacturers such as Kelloggs, Nestle and Kraft. She’s a former CEO of the Australian General Practice Network and is currently a member of the Federal Government’s Preventative Health Taskforce.

Clare Collins

Clare Collins is Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle and has worked as a clinical paediatric dietician for more than 20 years. She is also the consultant dietician for Network Ten's, The Biggest Loser. You can chat to Clare online after the show.