Tag Archives: Overweight

Study found greatest cancer risk caused by excess weight was for upper digestive tract and endometrium

A new Clinical Lead for Obesity, expected to be an independent clinician, is set to be appointed within months in the HSE, which is expected to mobilise services and its workforce to better prevent and address the overweight and obesity ticking time bomb as part of a new plan, Irish Medical Times reports.

Has Ireland unwittingly and belatedly found a political champion to lead the way in the implementation of initiatives to combat overweight and obesity? Lloyd Mudiwa examines the case

Almost three-quarters of Irish grandparents are overweight or obese, a longitudinal study has shown.

A recent study published in Scientific Reports, part of the Nature Publishing Group, has developed and validated a novel computational modelling method for the assessment of the patient-specific progression of osteoarthritis in the knee joint by using MRI data.

Where you live and how you view your neighbourhood is strongly related to your health behaviour and your risk of developing obesity, according to new research.

The RCPI Policy Group on Obesity is hopeful that the next government will introduce a sugar tax on soft drinks.

The RCPI has lent its support to a proposal for a ‘no fry zone’ near schools in Wicklow as part of its new County Development Plan (CDP).

The best-selling author of Slim By Design and exponent of the nudge theory Prof Brian Wansink, who has been an adviser to the White House on dietary guidelines and advised the Health Ministry in the UK, is opposed to pre-Budget 2016 calls in Ireland for the imposition of a 20 per cent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks and healthy food subsidies.

It’s a lot easier to get people to eat healthier by design rather than by willpower, former White House adviser on obesity Prof Brian Wansink tells Lloyd Mudiwa during a recent visit to Dublin.