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Wednesday 25 November 2020
The survey was part of a new document by the Irish Heart Foundation to tackle childhood obesity.
New research suggests it’s time to try other methods to fight the escalating obesity problem.
Researchers examined the lifestyles of over 12,000 children in the UK.
A new report tracks childhood obesity over 12 years.
A new survey has found that at least one in five children are overweight or obese.
The chairman of the campaigning group No Fry Zones 4 Kids, said he was “utterly delighted” at the result.
Over consumption of these treats “is a serious threat to our children’s future health” – Safefood representative
This is one mother who’s not backing down.
Safefood estimates that 20% of a child’s calorific intake has little or no nutritional value.
A new study from a Swiss bank lays bare the facts.
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.
Low fat snacks can be a key ingredient in the battle against childhood obesity, according to the founder of Veronica’s Snacks.
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.
Senator Catherine Noone says that the chimes are an “aggressive form of selling”.
Temple Street Hospital had to bring in new larger theatre tables to cater for obese children.
Cannot be unseen.
The Junior Health Minister says the government will review the findings of the study.
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.
Minister Ruairí Quinn said he could not “dictate” what is sold in the vending machines in schools.
Frances Fitzgerald said that schools should “move in the direction” of health foods but admitted that some schools have vending machine contracts in place.
Lidl stores in the UK have banned sweets at their checkout counters.
Their parents like them, they’re adjusting well to school, but 20 per cent are overweight.
Someone’s just asking for an egging.
Gender work division in the home may have something to do with it…
The Up4it! obesity project, which provided support for children and parents, was funded by the HSE up until last month.
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.
Scientific report says Ireland has lowest breast feeding rates in Europe.
Committee Chairman, Jerry Buttimer TD said childhood obesity is a “very important and serious health issue which needs to be tackled urgently”.
BREAKING via The Mire wire: A “no loaves, no fishes” Eucharistic Congress; TDs free to terrorise old constituencies…
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.
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.
One in eight children are now classed as “overweight” in northern Europe and television is contributing, according to a new study.
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
Thinner kids are more likely to carry ‘brown fat’ – which helps burn energy instead of storing it.
Nine things you really should know this morning…
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team is meeting today to make its recommendation to Government about easing Level 5 restrictions.
The recommendation will potentially set out what people are able to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ahead of the Government’s decision this week on whether or not it will re-open things like pubs and restaurants across the country after 1 December.
It’s been reported this week that some ministers believe restaurants should be allowed to open for indoor dining during December and that pubs should also be allowed to reopen.
However, some public health experts believe that it would not be safe to re-open restaurants next month, given the potential to the virus to spread in congregated indoor settings.
But what do you think? Today we’re asking: Would you be comfortable going to a restaurant for a meal in December?
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