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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
Dr Catherine Conlon
17 Jan
14.8k
28
Last year
2023
drugs shortage
Patients with obesity left in 'distress' by Ozempic dispensing guidance - doctor
7 Oct 2023
42.7k
Obesity
High demand drives Irish shortage of weight-loss drug Saxenda
23 Sep 2023
44.2k
39
Health
Donnelly: Sugar tax will remain despite WHO saying artificial sweetener could cause cancer
30 Jun 2023
14.8k
51
All time
cancer care
Cancer patients advised not to ignore weight loss during treatment
30 May 2022
25.7k
5
Obesity
‘We don’t stigmatise other conditions in the way that we stigmatise the problem of excess body weight'
22 May 2022
28.2k
68
THE MORNING LEAD
Poll shows huge support for calorie labelling on menus despite plans being shelved
21 May 2022
33.1k
55
pandemic
WHO warns of obesity 'epidemic' in Europe, links problem to Covid lockdowns
3 May 2022
15.2k
15
Research
Trials of new obesity drug found it can result in weight loss of two stone in six months
22 Nov 2021
27.2k
19
Obesity
Ireland has the second highest obesity rate in the EU
22 Jul 2021
37.8k
108
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should junk food ads be banned?
13 May 2021
31.3k
93
Health
‘Gaining health rather than losing weight’: HSE to deliver online event on obesity
27 Aug 2020
14.5k
9
Coronavirus
Irish Heart Foundation urges government to follow UK's lead and tackle obesity
27 Jul 2020
14.7k
56
Obesity
Lose 5lbs to help save the NHS money, says UK Health Secretary
27 Jul 2020
23.6k
31
Metabolic health
Doctors warn against obesity patient 'stigma' in post-pandemic health system
11 May 2020
31.3k
65
Junk Food
Social media ads for pizza and donuts targeted as Irish Heart Foundation takes aim at 'junk food marketing'
26 Nov 2019
9.9k
47
Obesity
Call to extend sugar tax as part of 'drastic actions' to tackle childhood obesity
12 Nov 2019
11.6k
75
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should there be a ban on selling sweets beside shop checkouts?
12 Nov 2019
22.8k
58
Obesity
Energy drinks contain up to 17 spoons of sugar and twice as much caffeine as an espresso
7 Oct 2019
103k
65
Childhood obesity report calls for ban on vending machines in schools and 'No Fry Zones'
15 Nov 2018
16.0k
32
The Daily Poll
Poll: Are 'no fry zones' around schools a good idea?
15 Nov 2018
22.2k
60
natural killer cells
Trinity College scientists discover major link between obesity and how the body fights cancer
12 Nov 2018
34.3k
20
Growing up in Ireland
One fifth of obese 13-year-olds in Ireland believe they are just the right weight
17 Oct 2018
15.2k
31
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should under-16s be banned from buying energy drinks?
30 Aug 2018
28.3k
90
obesity paradox
Study shows overweight people twice as likely to survive when hospitalised for infectious disease
26 May 2018
11.6k
12
Obesity
Children who watch extra junk food adverts consume more calories
26 May 2018
6.0k
21
Heavy Warning
Almost a quarter of the world will be obese by 2045 researchers warn
23 May 2018
10.4k
56
Voices
Sugar Tax: Nanny State gone mad or a step in the right direction?
Sarah O'Brien
1 May 2018
20.0k
89
like a duvk
People who wolf down their food could lose weight simply by eating slower
18 Feb 2018
20.1k
25
Voices
Obesity: 'We have gained one pound a year over the past twenty years'
Dr John Sharry
30 Nov 2017
13.7k
23
Growing up in Ireland
Being overweight or obese is 'major health problem', particularly among children from low-income families
7 Nov 2017
12.1k
34
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think Irish people are health-conscious?
28 Oct 2017
17.4k
31
Voices
The new sugar tax: Has the government gone far enough?
Ciara Wright PhD
26 Oct 2017
7.1k
39
crisis
'Maths won't combat the obesity crisis, PE will'
14 Oct 2017
17.2k
34
global problem
In 1975, one in every 100 Irish children was obese. Now, it's one in every 10
11 Oct 2017
32.9k
93
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Do taxes on sugary drinks actually work?
10 Oct 2017
63.6k
82
Bariatric surgery
This surgery could help solve Ireland's obesity crisis and save the country billions
5 Oct 2017
22.1k
61
Obesity
Over €1 million spent last year on surgeries for morbidly obese people
24 Jul 2017
11.7k
59
worrying trend
Obesity 'epidemic' affects one in 10 people worldwide - study
12 Jun 2017
14.1k
40
Get Active
Children with TVs in their bedroom far more likely to be overweight, study finds
2 Jun 2017
8.8k
12
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