# childhood-obesity - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Obesity
# Obesity
The survey was part of a new document by the Irish Heart Foundation to tackle childhood obesity .
# childhood-obesity - Friday 9 February, 2018
# Obesity Crisis
# Obesity Crisis
New research suggests it’s time to try other methods to fight the escalating obesity problem.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 2 June, 2017
# Get Active
# Get Active
Researchers examined the lifestyles of over 12,000 children in the UK.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
A new report tracks childhood obesity over 12 years.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 4 May, 2017
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
A new survey has found that at least one in five children are overweight or obese.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 7 November, 2016
# No Fry Zone
# No Fry Zone
The chairman of the campaigning group No Fry Zones 4 Kids, said he was “utterly delighted” at the result.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 9 May, 2016
# Stop The Treats
# Stop The Treats
Over consumption of these treats “is a serious threat to our children’s future health” – Safefood representative
# childhood-obesity - Tuesday 14 July, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
This is one mother who’s not backing down.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 22 September, 2014
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
Safefood estimates that 20% of a child’s calorific intake has little or no nutritional value.
# childhood-obesity - Sunday 29 June, 2014
# Sweet Tooth
# Sweet Tooth
A new study from a Swiss bank lays bare the facts.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 23 June, 2014
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone has said that if schools devote 30 minutes a day to exercise, it could “make a big difference for generations to come” in terms of obesity.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 19 June, 2014
# Girl Done Good
# Girl Done Good
Low fat snacks can be a key ingredient in the battle against childhood obesity , according to the founder of Veronica’s Snacks.
# childhood-obesity - Saturday 14 June, 2014
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
Banning ice cream and caramel Frappuccinos will not solve our obesity problem – we need to get to the root of the what’s causing it.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 12 June, 2014
# Whipped Into Shape
# Whipped Into Shape
Senator Catherine Noone says that the chimes are an “aggressive form of selling”.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
# No Running
# No Running
Temple Street Hospital had to bring in new larger theatre tables to cater for obese children.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 26 March, 2014
# OMG
From The Daily Edge
# childhood-obesity - Monday 24 February, 2014
# Body Talk
# Body Talk
The Junior Health Minister says the government will review the findings of the study.
# childhood-obesity - Saturday 15 February, 2014
# Sweet Tooth
# Sweet Tooth
The Department of Education has stopped short of taking a concrete step that would reduce the amount of junk food eaten by children in schools: banning junk food vending machines from schools.
# childhood-obesity - Tuesday 11 February, 2014
# Junk Food
# Junk Food
Minister Ruairí Quinn said he could not “dictate” what is sold in the vending machines in schools.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 10 February, 2014
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
Frances Fitzgerald said that schools should “move in the direction” of health foods but admitted that some schools have vending machine contracts in place.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 17 January, 2014
# Every Lidl Helps
# Every Lidl Helps
Lidl stores in the UK have banned sweets at their checkout counters.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
# Growing Pains
# Growing Pains
Their parents like them, they’re adjusting well to school, but 20 per cent are overweight.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 31 October, 2013
# Hallowhiney
From The Daily Edge
# Hallowhiney
Someone’s just asking for an egging.
# childhood-obesity - Sunday 30 June, 2013
# Research
# Research
Gender work division in the home may have something to do with it…
# childhood-obesity - Sunday 21 April, 2013
# Obesity
# Obesity
The Up4it! obesity project, which provided support for children and parents, was funded by the HSE up until last month.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 17 January, 2013
# Jobswatch
# Jobswatch
The children’s fitness class company is to create 10 new jobs as a result of an expansion of its sports and activity services for three to eight-year-olds.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 19 November, 2012
# Breastfeeding
# Breastfeeding
Scientific report says Ireland has lowest breast feeding rates in Europe.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said childhood obesity is a “very important and serious health issue which needs to be tackled urgently”.
# childhood-obesity - Saturday 23 June, 2012
# Not The News
From The Daily Edge
# Not The News
BREAKING via The Mire wire: A “no loaves, no fishes” Eucharistic Congress; TDs free to terrorise old constituencies…
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
# Breastfeeding
# Breastfeeding
New research shows that babies who are breastfed for six months or more have their chances of obesity by nine years cut by more than half.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 19 April, 2012
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
The Committee will hear proposals on how to tackle childhood obesity following the major report highlighting that one in four three-year-olds in Ireland today is overweight.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 6 April, 2012
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
One in eight children are now classed as “overweight” in northern Europe and television is contributing, according to a new study.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 2 December, 2011
# Obesity
# Obesity
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 15 August, 2011
# Good Fat
# Good Fat
Thinner kids are more likely to carry ‘brown fat’ – which helps burn energy instead of storing it.
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