# obesity - Yesterday’s News
# Off The Table
New polling conducted by Red C on behalf of The Journal found huge support for mandatory calorie labelling on menus. Plans to introduce the measure in Ireland, as part of efforts to tackle obesity, have been shelved. Restaurateurs have raised a number of concerns about the policy including cost and practicality.
# obesity - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Pandemic
# Pandemic
Obesity rates in the region have ballooned by 138% in the past five decades.
# obesity - Monday 22 November, 2021
# Research
# Research
The trials took place in ten countries, including Ireland, and involved 706 participants.
# obesity - Thursday 22 July, 2021
# Obesity
# Obesity
Research found that only Malta had a higher share of its population rated as obese.
# obesity - Thursday 13 May, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The UK is set to ban ads for junk food online and before 9pm on TV.
# obesity - Thursday 27 August, 2020
# Health
# Health
The series of seminars will focus on obesity as a chronic disease, rather than as a lifestyle issue.
# obesity - Monday 27 July, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The UK government today asked overweight people to lose five pounds to save the NHS money.
# Obesity
# Obesity
Cabinet minister Matthew Hancock has set the target as the Government prepares to unveil its obesity crackdown.
# obesity - Monday 11 May, 2020
# Metabolic Health
# Metabolic Health
The Irish Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism has warned that obesity patients need access to care in the weeks to come.
# obesity - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
# Junk Food
# Junk Food
Complaints made by the Irish Heart Foundation regarding numerous adverts have been published by the ASAI.
# obesity - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Obesity
# Obesity
The survey was part of a new document by the Irish Heart Foundation to tackle childhood obesity.
# Your Say
# Your Say
The Irish Heart Foundation has launched a plan to cut childhood obesity rates by half in the next decade.
# obesity - Monday 7 October, 2019
# Obesity
# Obesity
Overall energy drinks manufacturers have reduced the sugar content in their products since the sugar tax was introduced.
# obesity - Thursday 15 November, 2018
The report also recommends stricter regulations on broadcast media around the advertising of junk-food.
# Your Say
# Your Say
One in four children in Ireland is overweight or obese.
# obesity - Monday 12 November, 2018
# Natural Killer Cells
# Natural Killer Cells
Up to 50% of certain cancers are attributed to obesity.
# obesity - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
A new report published today noted similar findings among parents of obese children.
# obesity - Thursday 30 August, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
There are rules on the labelling of energy drinks but no official age restriction.
# obesity - Saturday 26 May, 2018
# Obesity Paradox
# Obesity Paradox
The study into the so-called “obesity paradox” looked into the health over 35,000 patients in Denmark.
# Obesity
# Obesity
The catchier the ad, the more effective.
# obesity - Wednesday 23 May, 2018
# Heavy Warning
# Heavy Warning
One in eight people, up from one in 11, will have type 2 diabetes.
# obesity - Tuesday 1 May, 2018
# Column
# Column
I’m a parent and I’m not immune to the never-ending debate with kids on what we eat and drink, writes Sarah O’Brien.
# obesity - Sunday 18 February, 2018
# Like A Duvk
# Like A Duvk
New research has pointed to a link between the speed of eating and weight gain.
# obesity - Thursday 30 November, 2017
# Opinion
# Opinion
Parenting is tougher than ever these days, but we can be tougher as parents, writes Dr John Sharry.
# obesity - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
A study has also found that boys are more likely than girls to find school difficult.
# obesity - Saturday 28 October, 2017
# Your Say
# Your Say
The majority of Irish people say they are in good health, though over 60% are overweight or obese.
# obesity - Thursday 26 October, 2017
# Column
# Column
The new tax should be seen as a welcome first step and perhaps it will ignite an attitude change, writes Ciara Wright.
# obesity - Saturday 14 October, 2017
# Crisis
From The42
# Crisis
PE teacher David O’Brien on what parents and schools can do to help.
# obesity - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
# Global Problem
# Global Problem
Rates of child and adolescent obesity are highest (over 30%) in some islands in Polynesia.
# obesity - Tuesday 10 October, 2017
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck delves into a dispute over the so-called sugar tax, which is to go live on 1 May.
# obesity - Thursday 5 October, 2017
# Bariatric Surgery
# Bariatric Surgery
A group of doctors say that, for many people, prevention methods are already too late and other interventions are needed.
# obesity - Monday 24 July, 2017
# Obesity
# Obesity
Ireland is on course to become the fattest nation in Europe within 10 years.
# obesity - Monday 12 June, 2017
# Worrying Trend
# Worrying Trend
Researchers said there was a worrying rise in the number of obese children across the world.
# obesity - Friday 2 June, 2017
# Get Active
# Get Active
Researchers examined the lifestyles of over 12,000 children in the UK.
# obesity - Monday 22 May, 2017
# Stigma
# Stigma
Surgical intervention saves the State in the long-term from healthcare costs associated with obesity, say doctors.
# obesity - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
A new report tracks childhood obesity over 12 years.
# obesity - Friday 6 January, 2017
# Weight Loss
# Weight Loss
Some suffered vitamin deficiencies.
# obesity - Wednesday 4 January, 2017
# Diet
# Diet
New research says there is no solid evidence to support claims the drinks help prevent obesity.
# obesity - Thursday 22 December, 2016
# Obesity
# Obesity
Fruit and vegetables now comprise the largest shelf on the food pyramid.
# obesity - Wednesday 16 November, 2016
# CSO
# CSO
According to new figures from the CSO, almost one in five of us binge drink at least once a week.
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