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Obesity

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Obesity service to initially focus on individuals with the highest clinical need

Obesity service to initially focus on individuals with the highest clinical need

Weight loss medications will be part of the £5 million (€5.8 million) Regional Obesity Management Service for Northern Ireland.

Irish public ‘least likely to blame environmental factors for obesity epidemic’

Irish public ‘least likely to blame environmental factors for obesity epidemic’

While most members of the public did recognise at least one environmental cause, such as greater availability of unhealthy food, they rated individual choices as just as important or more so.

Over 200 patients underwent surgery for morbid obesity at cost of €3.2m in 2024

Over 200 patients underwent surgery for morbid obesity at cost of €3.2m in 2024

Some of the patients underwent gastric bypasses, which redirect food away from parts of the stomach and small intestine so they absorb fewer calories.

First obesity management service approved for Northern Ireland

First obesity management service approved for Northern Ireland

Cost of obesity in Ireland expected to reach €13bn by 2030

Cost of obesity in Ireland expected to reach €13bn by 2030

More than €70m of funding awarded to projects targeting health inequality

More than €70m of funding awarded to projects targeting health inequality

Eli Lilly to invest €1.6bn in Ireland to scale up obesity drug production

Eli Lilly to invest €1.6bn in Ireland to scale up obesity drug production

Children should get only one Easter egg this year, obesity expert says

Children should get only one Easter egg this year, obesity expert says

Thu, 29 Feb, 2024

Professor Donal O’Shea said it was 'a flawed narrative' if parents think it is okay to indulge for one day.

Study finds strong links between harmful alcohol consumption and obesity in Irish adults

Study finds strong links between harmful alcohol consumption and obesity in Irish adults

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

The research found almost 33 per cent of alcohol consumers were obese, with a further 40 per cent being overweight