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# childhood-obesity - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
Call to extend sugar tax as part of 'drastic actions' to tackle childhood obesity
The survey was part of a new document by the Irish Heart Foundation to tackle childhood obesity.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 9 February, 2018
School programmes having no impact on childhood obesity in the UK
New research suggests it’s time to try other methods to fight the escalating obesity problem.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 2 June, 2017
Children with TVs in their bedroom far more likely to be overweight, study finds
Researchers examined the lifestyles of over 12,000 children in the UK.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 17 May, 2017
Children are spending longer in front of a screen and it's putting their health at risk
A new report tracks childhood obesity over 12 years.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 4 May, 2017
Ireland still 'on course to become the most obese nation in Europe'
A new survey has found that at least one in five children are overweight or obese.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 7 November, 2016
Wicklow has banned fast-food chains being built within 400m of schools
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
Children at risk of obesity as parents bribe them with sweets and biscuits
Over consumption of these treats “is a serious threat to our children’s future health” – Safefood representative
# childhood-obesity - Tuesday 14 July, 2015
Ice cream wars and the battle of the childhood bulge
This is one mother who’s not backing down.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 22 September, 2014
Children eat 140 chocolate bars, 105 tubes of sweets, 36 packets of biscuits and 118 bags of crisps a year
Safefood estimates that 20% of a child’s calorific intake has little or no nutritional value.
# childhood-obesity - Sunday 29 June, 2014
Sugar is pretty much ruining the world - here's how and why
A new study from a Swiss bank lays bare the facts.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 23 June, 2014
Should daily exercise be mandatory in schools?
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
This Cork healthy snacks start-up has landed a deal with two massive British retailers
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
Aaron McKenna: Can we have a ban on banning things, please?
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
A Fine Gael senator wants to regulate ice-cream van chimes, but says 'it's about a bigger issue'
Senator Catherine Noone says that the chimes are an “aggressive form of selling”.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 4 June, 2014
Calls for ban on schoolyard running to be lifted to help tackle childhood obesity
Temple Street Hospital had to bring in new larger theatre tables to cater for obese children.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 26 March, 2014
This anti-obesity poster from France is totally unforgettable
Cannot be unseen.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 24 February, 2014
Research finds targeted health programme lowers obesity in children
The Junior Health Minister says the government will review the findings of the study.
# childhood-obesity - Saturday 15 February, 2014
Aaron McKenna: Ban the school tuck shop and watch childhood obesity plummet
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
Tuck shop crackdown: Quinn to issue healthy eating guidelines for schools
Minister Ruairí Quinn said he could not “dictate” what is sold in the vending machines in schools.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 10 February, 2014
Children's Minister rules out junk food ban 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.
# childhood-obesity - Friday 17 January, 2014
Are sweets at the checkout your downfall?
Lidl stores in the UK have banned sweets at their checkout counters.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
This is what it is like to be a five-year-old in Ireland
Their parents like them, they’re adjusting well to school, but 20 per cent are overweight.
# childhood-obesity - Thursday 31 October, 2013
Woman plans to hand out letters to obese trick-or-treating children instead of sweets
Someone’s just asking for an egging.
# childhood-obesity - Sunday 30 June, 2013
How (and why) families affect childhood obesity
Gender work division in the home may have something to do with it…
# childhood-obesity - Sunday 21 April, 2013
'She's a totally different child': Mother hails success of now suspended obesity service
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
Playfit creates 10 new jobs in fight against childhood obesity
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
More breastfeeding needed to tackle obesity in children and adults
Scientific report says Ireland has lowest breast feeding rates in Europe.
# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Health Committee to resume hearings on 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
Here is the week's news... skewed
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 could cut chances of childhood obesity by 50 per cent
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
Health Committee to discuss ways of tackling childhood obesity through sport
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
Creches 'should ban television' to combat 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
One in four three-year-olds are overweight, study shows
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
# childhood-obesity - Monday 15 August, 2011
Skinny children have more 'good fat', study shows
Thinner kids are more likely to carry ‘brown fat’ – which helps burn energy instead of storing it.
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Poll: Should the Irish government push for an end to the US military use of Shannon Airport?
IF IN GOVERNMENT, Labour would push for an end to the use of Shannon Airport for US military planes according to party leader Brendan Howlin.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie for the general election podcast The Candidate, Howlin said the Labour Party would go head-to-head with President Donald Trump and end the use of Shannon for US military planes unless those troops were involved in UN-sanctioned military operations.
Howlin’s calls follow concerns about inspections of US aircraft that land at Shannon being raised on numerous occasions in the last Dáil.
The issue was highlighted again last week when US Vice President Mike Pence met with US troops during a stopover at Shannon Airport.
So, today we’re asking you: Should the Irish government push for an end to the US military use of Shannon Airport?
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