Obesity watch

Sven Schubert sought medical advice when he was 46 stone. He was referred to the weight management service in St Columcille’s, Co Dublin.

IRELAND has one of the fastest growing rates of obesity in the world. The National Taskforce on Obesity says 40% of Irish adults are overweight and 18% of those are obese.

This worrying trend will be highlighted in a documentary, The Obesity Clinic, on RTÉ One on Monday, Nov 12. The programme focuses on Ireland’s first public weight-management clinic, at St Columcille’s Hospital in Dublin. Filmed over 10 months, eight participants reveal their long struggle with weight.