START campaign

safefood in partnership with the Department of Health and Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland; and Healthy Ireland, Health Service Executive and Department of Health in the Republic of Ireland launched a new 5-year public awareness campaign aimed at maintaining a healthy weight in children.

01/11/2017   by Anne Parle  

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Children, Food, Physical activity, Portion, Screen-time, Sleep, START, Weight

Results from the Healthy Ireland Survey 2017

The Department of Health in the Republic of Ireland have published the results of the Healthy Ireland Survey 2017. The survey included people aged 15 years of age and over.

24/10/2017   by Sarah Cassidy  

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Obesity, Overweight, Sugar sweetened beverages, Unhealthy foods

Results from the Northern Ireland Health Survey 2016/17

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland have published the results of the Health Survey 2016/17.

24/10/2017   by Sarah Cassidy  

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Fruit and vegetables, Obesity, Overweight, Physical activity

Junk food advertising spend is nearly 30 times more than spend on health

Spending on junk food advertising by the food industry is nearly 30 times higher than the spend on promoting healthy eating by the government.

20/10/2017   by Anne Parle  

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Advertising, Health, Junk food

10-fold increase in children with obesity over the past four decades

A new study published in the Lancet reports that the levels of obesity in children and adolescents has risen 10-fold in the last 40 years. 

20/10/2017   by Anne Parle  

Tags:

Children, Obesity, Overweight
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