# obese

Last year

2022

# pandemic

WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe, links problem to Covid lockdowns

Obesity rates in the region have ballooned by 138% in the past five decades.

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May 3rd 2022, 1:25 PM

All time

# healthy ireland

Three in every five Irish adults are overweight or obese

The number of smokers in Ireland has fallen again, with 17% of the nation smoking according to the latest Healthy Ireland survey.

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Nov 20th 2019, 7:02 AM

# obesity paradox

Study shows overweight people twice as likely to survive when hospitalised for infectious disease

The study into the so-called “obesity paradox” looked into the health over 35,000 patients in Denmark.

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May 26th 2018, 9:45 AM

# childhood obesity

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.

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May 17th 2017, 8:44 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here are the stories you need to know as you get back to work.

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Apr 1st 2016, 8:57 AM

# weighty issue

Latest research shows Ireland's obesity problem is only getting worse

A new study from The Lancet said that this will occur by 2025. Men in Ireland have the highest BMI in Europe.

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Apr 1st 2016, 7:39 AM

# Maternal Health

Weight gain between pregnancies linked to increased risk of stillbirth and infant death

Babies of mothers who gain more than 11kg between pregnancies have about a 50% greater risk of their baby dying in the first four weeks of life.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 6:10 AM

# transformation

'World's fattest woman' loses 32 stone, buys her first bikini

Catrina Raiford once weighed half a tonne.

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Oct 20th 2015, 10:40 AM

# Obesity

There are just two weight management clinics in Ireland. This is a problem, say doctors

Currently there are just two such clinics – at St Colmcille’s in Loughlinstown and at University Hospital Galway.

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Oct 12th 2015, 10:47 AM

Voices

'I know it's not healthy to be fat. You really, really don’t have to tell me that'

Reacting to journalist Lindy West’s article about being a “fat” bride, a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous says it gave her hope that even if she doesn’t lose weight, she has a future.

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Jul 27th 2015, 5:00 PM

# Full Irish

Alarming WHO report: Nearly ALL Irish adults likely to be overweight by 2030

On current trends, some 89 percent of Irish men will be overweight by 2030, and nearly half obese.

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May 6th 2015, 7:28 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland cut welfare benefits for obese people?

David Cameron wants to do it – should we do it here?

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Mar 19th 2015, 8:20 AM

# United Kingdom

David Cameron is planning to cut benefits for obese people

Doctors have said the plan may actually cost money, not save it.

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Mar 19th 2015, 6:01 AM

Voices

Opinion: Advice for overweight people to slim down is valid – it's about health, not body image

We don’t need a nation of size 8s and Disney-proportioned cartoon characters, but we do need to admit that being overweight is not healthy.

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Jan 24th 2015, 8:00 AM

# snooze button

Love your weekend lie-in? It could make you fat

‘Social jetlag’ is also linked to metabolic disorders, inflammation and diabetes.

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Jan 22nd 2015, 3:00 PM

# Humiliation

'Laughed at by shop assistants': 40% of overweight people abused on a weekly basis

This comes in a new study from Slimming World about the abuse faced.

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Jan 5th 2015, 1:05 PM

# Men's Health

7 in 10 Irish men are overweight or obese but they're less likely to diet than women

Report finds men’s food choices are dictated by taste, habit and convenience.

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Dec 9th 2014, 3:56 PM

# Overweight

Ireland's child obesity rate has plateaued and it may begin to fall

Researchers say the plateau in childhood obesity is still unacceptably high.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:30 AM

# recommendations

HIQA are looking for comments on referral thresholds for gastrointestinal procedures

Draft recommendations have been published.

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Jul 3rd 2014, 6:13 PM

# Going to Waist

Some obese people may not be obese at all - here's how

Researchers at NUI Maynooth say that there may be a problem with how we measure weight.

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Jun 13th 2014, 10:34 AM

Voices

Darina Allen: A shared meal was once the bedrock of family life – its loss is a serious problem for society

Not surprisingly the decline in home cooking closely mirrors the rise in obesity – and it has also undermined our social skills.

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May 13th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Health

Rate of obesity among Irish children stabilising - except at disadvantaged schools

There is concern about the level of overweight among Irish children, as 20 per cent of them are obese.

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Mar 10th 2014, 12:52 PM

# primary concern

One quarter of primary school children overweight (and 12 per cent saying 'no' to fruit)

Over 1,000 children were surveyed as part of a wide-ranging study carried out by UCC. Clear lifestyle differences were observed amongst children in the ‘overweight’ category.

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Mar 4th 2014, 9:02 AM

Voices

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.

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Feb 15th 2014, 8:00 AM