Survey on Income and Living Conditions (2010)

Preliminary results from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions 2010 in Ireland were published yesterday. The results showed that the at risk of poverty rate grew from 14.1% in 2009 to 15.8% in 2010.

01/12/2011   by Barbara Whelan   0 Comments

Sports Drinks and Energy Drinks for Children and Adolescents in the US

The Committee on Nutrition and The Council on Sports Medicine in the US have recently released a commentary on the appropriateness of sports drinks for children and adolescents. The ingredients of the...

20/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

WHO database on nutrition, obesity and physical activity (NOPA Database)

The WHO has created a database which compiles information monitoring nutrition, diet, physical activity and obesity for the WHO European member states. It will be continuously updated and expanded wit...

20/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

World Cancer Research Fund - Update on Colorectal Cancer

A report on the updated evidence on food, nutrition, physical activity, and colorectal cancer, prepared by the Continuous Update Progress (CUP) team at Imperial College London, has been published. The...

13/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

Supplements - Who Needs Them?

NHS Choices has published a new special report on supplements which aims to make sense of some of the issues surrounding them, and looks at a selection of the evidence on some of the most popular supp...

13/06/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

Takeaway....their way

When it comes to food, I really, really like to try new things. A kind of reverse fussy-eater, that's me.  This week, me and three friends tried a new restaurant for lunch. Nothing fancy mind you. No knives, forks or plates - just your chosen lu...

25/03/2011   by Dermot Moriarty   2 Comments

Value for Money Tool

The National Social Marketing Centre in consultation with National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and an advisory committee, are developing guidance on how to calculate the cost a...

10/03/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

Community education and its effect on health outcomes

A new research report ‘More than just a Course’ published on February 23rd is the first ever national study on the outcomes of community education activities funded by the Department of Education and ...

04/03/2011   by Christine Connolly   0 Comments

My jumbo breakfast role

I love breakfast. I know; how can a rushed bowl of cereal and slice of half-eaten toast be considered as enjoyable? Well for me anyway, maybe it's the anticipation of what's to come. How after a night's sleep, my tastebuds suddenly kick-into ge...

21/01/2011   by Dermot Moriarty   1 Comments

Are we there yet...?

Daddy, are we there yet...? When I heard that one coming from the back seat of the car this week, I knew that the kids knew that we were really on holidays. With the school mid-term break, we all decided to get away for a few days and enjoy the sun-...

28/10/2010   by Dermot Moriarty   0 Comments

Taking on the takeaways

When you think about what Italy has given the world in terms of art, culture, design, sport and food, fish and chips probably wouldn't be high up that list. Takeaways. I'd guess many people have their favourites. For me, it's Macari's near where I...

17/08/2010   by Dermot Moriarty   0 Comments