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Children in disadvantaged schools at higher risk of obesity

The latest results from the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI)

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Obesity News   |   15th Oct 2020

Programme for Government plan on childhood obesity welcome

The Irish Heart Foundation has welcomed provisions…

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Obesity News   |   16th Jun 2020

Obesity and COVID-19

Why are people living with obesity at increased risk of…

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Coronavirus News   |   22nd May 2020

Majority of people want clearer food labelling

The Irish Heart Foundation is calling on the public to…

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Obesity News   |   4th Mar 2020

Almost a quarter of the world will be obese by 2045

By 2045 almost a quarter of people in the world will be obese and one in eight will have type 2 diabetes

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Obesity News   |   24th May 2018

TDs urged to ban junk food companies targeting kids

TDs asked to accept two amendments to the Data Protection Bill

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Obesity News   |   15th May 2018

Hypertension and obesity feature in Irish workforce

Workplace Wellbeing Day 2018 takes place this Friday, 13 April

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Obesity News   |   12th Apr 2018