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# 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.

# obesity - Monday 15 April, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Child Obesity

HSE childhood obesity services “sparse or non existent” across country

Calls have been made for the retail sector to remove vending machines from schools and the watershed for the advertisement of high fat foods to be increased to 9pm.

# obesity - Saturday 13 April, 2013

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Breaking via The Mire wire: How Ireland has some of the fittest fat kids in the world and why the axing of Communion grants is ‘worse than the famine’.

# obesity - Monday 18 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

Doctors in UK call for ‘soda tax’ and ban on junk food advertising

The Academy of Medical Royal College said current restrictions, on advertising for children in particular, were failing to tackle obesity problems.

# obesity - Tuesday 12 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Overweight

Parents misjudging their children’s weight, report shows

An expert from safefood said that assessing children’s body weight should be viewed in the same way as hearing or sight test.

# obesity - Thursday 7 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Cancer

How can Ireland reduce lifestyle-related cancer rates?

A Seanad committee has come up with what it believes are some answers to tackling Ireland’s high incidence of cancer.

# obesity - Tuesday 5 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Ireland needs to reduce childhood obesity, so why are schools cutting PE hours?

Our society has epidemic levels of obesity – so why is the Department of Education reducing the importance of PE in our schools? asks Fergal Lyons.

# obesity - Thursday 17 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you think schools should increase time spent in PE classes?

A new study shows risk factors for heart disease can be found in Irish children as young as 10, so should schools increase time spent on physical activities?

From TheJournal.ie Heart Disease

Heart disease risk in children as young as 10 – study

The study of children from a Dublin primary school showed that 16 had risk factors for cardiovascular disease, while six had high cholesterol.

# obesity - Saturday 12 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

‘Healthy flag’ for schools could combat obesity, says TD

The flag could be run alongside the Green Flag programme in schools, said Limerick TD Patrick O’Donovan.

# obesity - Wednesday 2 January, 2013

From TheJournal.ie Bacteria

Infant antibiotic use may have implications for allergies, asthma and obesity – study

A new Irish study has shown that antibiotic use can reduce the number of bacteria in the intestines of children.

# obesity - Sunday 9 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Health

9 dieting gimmicks you should stop wasting money on

No, really, put down those toning shoes.

# obesity - Saturday 1 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Not The News

Here is the week’s news… skewed

Breaking via The Mire wire: 103% of adults fluent in Irish; evidence of a parliament found in Leinster House; rainwater is tax-free… for now.

# obesity - Thursday 29 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Teenagers

Revealed: the life of a 13-year-old growing up in Ireland

Here’s what it’s like to be a young teenager living in Ireland.

# obesity - Wednesday 28 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

Here’s the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

From TheJournal.ie Health

Obesity costs Ireland over €1.1 billion per year

Costs include healthcare, loss of productivity and work absenteeism.

# 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.

# 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”.

# obesity - Monday 12 November, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

Obesity time bomb? It has already exploded, says expert

The Obesity Clinic, a new two-part documentary tracking the lives of eight obese patients at a weight management clinic, starts on RTÉ tonight.

# obesity - Tuesday 30 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Junk Food

Study reveals every single junk food meal damages your arteries

Don’t worry though, you can scoff as much Mediterranean food as you like.

# obesity - Monday 15 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Need To Know

The Evening Fix… now with added Law & Order

Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.

From TheJournal.ie Caledonian Life

Lifestyle ‘vices’ pushing up life assurance premiums, says insurer

Smoking, drinking and over-eating are causing insurance policies to rise, says Caledonian Life.

# obesity - Friday 12 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Advertising

New rules on advertising of ‘unhealthy’ food and drink to children

Foods high in fat, salt, or sugar will fall under the new regulations – but cheese products won’t.

# obesity - Thursday 4 October, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Junk Food

Does a junk food diet lower children’s IQ?

A new study found that a predominantly processed food diet at the age of three was associated with a lower IQ at the age of 8.5.

# obesity - Saturday 22 September, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

Scientists discover immune cells could protect against obesity

The research was undertaken by Marie Curie Fellow Lydia Lynch at Trinity College Dublin, and showed the importance of ‘iNKT’ cells in managing obesity and diabetes.

# obesity - Saturday 28 July, 2012

Here is the week’s news… skewed

BREAKING via The Mire wire: New study highlights the upside to childhood obesity – and how commuters are killing the buzz for junkies taking drugs in public.

# obesity - Tuesday 24 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Five A Day

US doctors write prescriptions for vegetables

A non profit organisation in the US offers €1 dollar per day prescriptions to low income families so they can afford to buy their five a day.

# obesity - Wednesday 4 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Calorie Counts

Calorie counts should be displayed on menus, says report

Dr James Reilly says food businesses have 6 months to introduce scheme on a voluntary basis, or face a compulsory introduction of it.

From The Score Education

GPA chief Farrell seeks reassessment of PE status in schools

The GAA players body have launched a Community Camp which they hope will lead to recognition of the importance of sport in society.

# obesity - Monday 2 July, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Why are we so pass-remarkable on weight issues?

We are all aware that discrimination on the basis of race, creed or sexual preference is unacceptable, writes Lisa McInerney, so why is someone’s BMI fair game?

# obesity - Saturday 23 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Calorie counts on menus? Not in my restaurant.

The suggestion that all restaurants could display calorie counts is farcical – and it won’t help tackle obesity, argues Michelin-starred chef Oliver Dunne.

# obesity - Thursday 21 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Nine things to know this morning…

# obesity - Monday 18 June, 2012

Pakistan tells pot-bellied police: ‘Go on a diet, or quit the force’

77 per cent of police in Rawalpindi are overweight – so the police chief now says waistlines cannot be above 38″.

# obesity - Tuesday 5 June, 2012

Disney bans junk food ads on kids’ TV shows

Disney says it will no longer be sponsored by junk food.

# obesity - Friday 1 June, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Opinion

Column: Ireland needs to ditch dieting because it isn’t working. Here’s why.

Kids across the country are seeing their parents spending time, energy and money on yo-yo diets and gimmicks. This isn’t good for them, writes Deirdre Cowman.

# obesity - Thursday 31 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Gulp This post contains a poll

New York City set to ban large fizzy drinks

NYC’s major Michael Bloomberg says he wants to ban the drinks from restaurants, cinemas and street stalls.

# obesity - Tuesday 29 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Cancer

Wearing a tight bra? Public greatly misinformed about cancer risks

A significant portion of the Irish population believe wearing a tight bra, a blow to the breasts and mobile phone usage are cancer risks.

# obesity - Thursday 24 May, 2012

Pizza is not a vegetable says Congressman

The SLICE Act aims to counter US Congress’ ruling that pizza is a vegetable.

# 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.

# obesity - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Obesity

Overweight women face workplace discrimination – study

A new study indicates that women who are overweight are more likely to be passed over for jobs, receive smaller salaries and be given more menial tasks within an oragnisation.

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