Our current model of healthcare was developed to deal with a very different world: one in which people did not survive long into old age and acute illness was the main cause of death.
There’s a strong correlation between weight and income. John Verling asks whether we’re in danger of criminalising being fat while missing the nub of the problem …
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.
We have the opportunity to develop a course on basic human nutrition, physical education and life skills to young people, other than just playing some games – so let’s take it, writes Steve Doody.
Frances Fitzgerald said she was concerned about figures in a report published today which found “examples of three-year-olds eating hamburgers and crisps”.
A joint study by the University of Edinburgh and Columbia University in New York has found that children of overweight mothers are more likely to suffer from heart disease.
The rise in the number of Irish women having Caesarean sections is not a result of women being “too posh to push” – there’s a hidden story that also impacts women’s choices around childbirth: pelvic floor dysfunction.
ADARE MANOR IN Limerick is awash with pro golfers and big international names this week for the star-studded JP McManus Pro Am.
The glitzy tournament comes in the shadow of controversy over the LIV Golf tour: players enticed by the Saudi-backed alternative to the PGA Tour have been grilled on the country’s track record on human rights, including Graeme McDowell.
The question of whether sporting stars should have to take a stand on such issues is likely to be a theme for the rest of the year, as footballers the world over prepare for the World Cup in Qatar.
So, today we’re asking: Should politics be kept out of sport?
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