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# childhood-obesity - Today’s News

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# childhood-obesity - Sunday 21 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

‘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

From TheJournal.ie Jobswatch

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

From TheJournal.ie Breastfeeding

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

From TheJournal.ie Childhood Obesity

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

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# childhood-obesity - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Breastfeeding

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

From TheJournal.ie Childhood Obesity

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

From TheJournal.ie Childhood Obesity

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

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

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

From TheJournal.ie Good Fat

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.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

Nine things you really should know this morning…