Why is Ireland on course to be the fattest nation in Europe?

We are doing something wrong in this country as we are on course to be the fattest nation in Europe in 15 years. But what is it asks Andrea Mara

Why is Ireland on course to be the fattest nation in Europe?
Fri, 18 Sep, 2015 - 01:00

WE’VE all seen the headlines — Ireland is on track to be the most obese nation in Europe by 2030. But why Ireland? What are we doing here that’s so different to other European countries?

Is it our well-documented love of alcohol? Our public health initiatives? Our physical environment? Our eating habits? Or sheer bad luck?

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