childhood obesity
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# 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
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# 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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