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Obesity
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This year
2024
Voices
Opinion:
Operation Transformation is not the problem, it's the Government that lags behind
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14.8k
Jan 17th 2024, 7:00 AM
Last year
2023
drugs shortage
Patients with obesity left in 'distress' by Ozempic dispensing guidance - doctor
42.7k
Oct 7th 2023, 8:00 AM
Obesity
High demand drives Irish shortage of weight-loss drug Saxenda
39
43.8k
Sep 23rd 2023, 6:00 AM
Health
Donnelly: Sugar tax will remain despite WHO saying artificial sweetener could cause cancer
51
14.8k
Jun 30th 2023, 4:28 PM
All time
cancer care
Cancer patients advised not to ignore weight loss during treatment
5
25.7k
May 30th 2022, 7:00 AM
Obesity
‘We don’t stigmatise other conditions in the way that we stigmatise the problem of excess body weight'
68
28.2k
May 22nd 2022, 7:00 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
Poll shows huge support for calorie labelling on menus despite plans being shelved
55
33.0k
May 21st 2022, 12:05 AM
pandemic
WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe, links problem to Covid lockdowns
15
15.2k
May 3rd 2022, 1:25 PM
Research
Trials of new obesity drug found it can result in weight loss of two stone in six months
19
27.2k
Nov 22nd 2021, 3:08 PM
Obesity
Ireland has the second highest obesity rate in the EU
108
37.7k
Jul 22nd 2021, 12:37 PM
Your Say
Poll: Should junk food ads be banned?
93
31.3k
May 13th 2021, 9:51 AM
Health
‘Gaining health rather than losing weight’: HSE to deliver online event on obesity
9
14.5k
Aug 27th 2020, 6:30 AM
Coronavirus
Irish Heart Foundation urges government to follow UK's lead and tackle obesity
56
14.7k
Jul 27th 2020, 5:04 PM
Obesity
Lose 5lbs to help save the NHS money, says UK Health Secretary
31
23.6k
Jul 27th 2020, 7:54 AM
Metabolic health
Doctors warn against obesity patient 'stigma' in post-pandemic health system
65
31.3k
May 11th 2020, 7:00 AM
Junk Food
Social media ads for pizza and donuts targeted as Irish Heart Foundation takes aim at 'junk food marketing'
47
9.9k
Nov 26th 2019, 2:43 PM
Obesity
Call to extend sugar tax as part of 'drastic actions' to tackle childhood obesity
75
11.6k
Nov 12th 2019, 8:37 AM
Your Say
Poll: Should there be a ban on selling sweets beside shop checkouts?
57
22.8k
Nov 12th 2019, 8:32 AM
Obesity
Energy drinks contain up to 17 spoons of sugar and twice as much caffeine as an espresso
65
103k
Oct 7th 2019, 10:17 AM
Childhood obesity report calls for ban on vending machines in schools and 'No Fry Zones'
32
16.0k
Nov 15th 2018, 10:29 AM
Your Say
Poll: Are 'no fry zones' around schools a good idea?
60
22.2k
Nov 15th 2018, 9:08 AM
natural killer cells
Trinity College scientists discover major link between obesity and how the body fights cancer
20
34.3k
Nov 12th 2018, 5:42 PM
Growing up in Ireland
One fifth of obese 13-year-olds in Ireland believe they are just the right weight
30
15.2k
Oct 17th 2018, 10:17 AM
Your Say
Poll: Should under-16s be banned from buying energy drinks?
90
28.3k
Aug 30th 2018, 9:30 AM
obesity paradox
Study shows overweight people twice as likely to survive when hospitalised for infectious disease
12
11.6k
May 26th 2018, 9:45 AM
Obesity
Children who watch extra junk food adverts consume more calories
21
6.0k
May 26th 2018, 6:30 AM
Heavy Warning
Almost a quarter of the world will be obese by 2045 researchers warn
56
10.4k
May 23rd 2018, 9:42 PM
Voices
Sugar Tax:
Nanny State gone mad or a step in the right direction?
89
20.0k
May 1st 2018, 7:00 AM
like a duvk
People who wolf down their food could lose weight simply by eating slower
25
20.1k
Feb 18th 2018, 12:01 PM
Voices
Obesity:
'We have gained one pound a year over the past twenty years'
23
13.6k
Nov 30th 2017, 7:00 AM
Growing up in Ireland
Being overweight or obese is 'major health problem', particularly among children from low-income families
34
12.1k
Nov 7th 2017, 6:05 AM
Your Say
Poll: Do you think Irish people are health-conscious?
31
17.4k
Oct 28th 2017, 9:43 AM
Voices
The new sugar tax:
Has the government gone far enough?
39
7.1k
Oct 26th 2017, 7:00 AM
crisis
'Maths won't combat the obesity crisis, PE will'
34
17.2k
Oct 14th 2017, 7:00 AM
global problem
In 1975, one in every 100 Irish children was obese. Now, it's one in every 10
93
32.9k
Oct 11th 2017, 7:56 AM
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Do taxes on sugary drinks actually work?
82
63.5k
Oct 10th 2017, 6:30 PM
Bariatric surgery
This surgery could help solve Ireland's obesity crisis and save the country billions
67
22.1k
Oct 5th 2017, 12:15 AM
Obesity
Over €1 million spent last year on surgeries for morbidly obese people
59
11.7k
Jul 24th 2017, 7:13 AM
worrying trend
Obesity 'epidemic' affects one in 10 people worldwide - study
40
14.1k
Jun 12th 2017, 10:30 PM
Get Active
Children with TVs in their bedroom far more likely to be overweight, study finds
12
8.8k
Jun 2nd 2017, 2:58 PM
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