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<p>Dr Jack Mosley: "Muscle is so important. It’s a major predictor of a long lifespan, but also health span. If you want to stay independent in later life, and be able to get about easily and to do things for yourself, it’s so important, it reduces your risk of falls." Picture: Lezli+Rose/PA</p>

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Some truths about weight-loss injections like Ozempic and Mounjaro

Lauren Taylor speaks to Dr Jack Mosley – son of the late Michael Mosley – about weight-loss medication.

<p>Melissa Byrne and Gillian Hegarty of 'Kids Food Revolution' in Clonakilty, West Cork today. Picture: Andy Gibson.</p>

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Two Cork women on a mission to start 'food revolution' encouraging healthy alternatives for kids

<p>Compared with natural food, UPFs can come packed with additives, colourings and preservatives typically containing a minimum five ingredients.</p>

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Here are eight ultra-processed foods to cut from your shopping basket for good

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Weight-loss jabs may have wider health benefits, study suggests

Novo Nordisk criticised for high cost of blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy

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Novo Nordisk criticised for high cost of blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy

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Scientists make discovery behind the connection between cancer and obesity

Obesity levels

Being obese for a decade ‘puts people at greater risk of heart attack or stroke’

Findings suggest women younger than 50 who have been living with obesity for 10 years have up to 60% increased risk of developing these conditions

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

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Ozempic vs body positivity: The big 'skinny jab' debate

Ozempic is being hailed as a breakthrough drug for obesity, but could its success undermine the body positivity movement?

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Weight loss drugmakers race to make muscle retention treatments

Weight loss drugmakers race to make muscle retention treatments

Preserving muscle is an alluring goal for drugmakers that missed the first generation of obesity treatments and are seeking a foothold in the fast-growing and lucrative field

Fri, 17 May, 2024

Breast cancer study

Breast cancer survivors at significant risk of entirely new cancers

Breast cancer survivors are at significant risk of developing entirely new cancers somewhere else in the body, researchers have warned.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Female leg stepping on weigh scales with measuring tape.

Obesity to become a disease of the past, HSE's clinical lead says

More than 20% of children and 60% of adults in Ireland are overweight or obese, HSE figures show

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Children of obese parents ‘six times more likely also to be obese in middle age’

Children of obese parents ‘six times more likely also to be obese in middle age’

People are six times more likely to be obese in middle age if both their parents were obese at that age, a new study suggests.

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

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Parents should buy only one Easter egg per child, warns medic

HSE clinical lead on obesity Professor Donal O’Shea warned it was 'a flawed narrative' if parents think it is okay to indulge for one day

Thu, 29 Feb, 2024

Ultra-processed foods study

Ultra-processed foods linked to higher risk of poor mental health and death

UPFs are usually higher in fat, sugar and salt and contain chemicals, colourings, sweeteners and preservatives that extend shelf life

Wed, 28 Feb, 2024

Sales of weight loss drug help Denmark to avoid recession

Sales of weight loss drug help Denmark to avoid recession

Pharma industry driving force behind expansion, although rising private consumption also supported growth

Tue, 20 Feb, 2024

Novo spends €10bn to make more Wegovy weight loss drugs

Novo spends €10bn to make more Wegovy weight loss drugs

The deal for Catalent has the backing of Elliott Investment Management, the activist investor, which has a stake in the US company

Mon, 05 Feb, 2024

Cabinet meeting

Five-year wait for weight-loss surgery forcing obese people to go to Turkey

On wider financial concerns, Sinn Féin health spokesman David Cullinane warned it is now 'a certainty' the health budget will require a supplementary estimate

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

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Pfizer to maintain push to break into obesity market after setback

Analysts have forecast the overall obesity drug market could reach $100 billion by the end of the decade

Tue, 09 Jan, 2024

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Study backs up evidence that severe obesity is increasing in young US children

A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young US children.

Mon, 18 Dec, 2023

Roche Holding AG Chief Executive Officer Severin Schwan Interview

Roche joins the pharma gold rush after buying an obesity drug for $3bn

Roche, which has come under pressure to improve its pipeline with new medicines, agreed to pay $2.7bn at first for closely held Carmot and up to $400m in milestones, it said.

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Novo Nordisk sales soar amid demand for obesity treatments

Novo Nordisk sales soar amid demand for obesity treatments

Novo is currently treating about 500,000 US patients

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Weight-loss drugs in spotlight as pharma services firms rush to snap up business

Weight-loss drugs in spotlight as pharma services firms rush to snap up business

Other companies specialising in parts of the manufacturing process for the injections are vying to get a bigger foothold by scaling up their capacity

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023

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State policies targeting alcohol use and obesity could reduce liver disease numbers

A minimum unit pricing on alcohol of €1 had the largest predicted impact, a European study showed

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

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Ozempic drug maker reports success with diabetes drug

German dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care's shares plunged as much as 24% in Frankfurt trade on news of the study's results

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

Gambling study

Gambling, obesity, alcohol: Is it time for industries to pay for impact of their goods on health?

Dr Catherine Conlon believes the Government should introduce a 'polluter pays' model on vastly profitable global corporations so that the impact on health of their goods was addressed

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

WALMART

Terry Prone: Retailers have food for thought as snack sales dip due to diet drug

The Ozempic 'revolution' is seeing an impact on food shopping — it's not a tsunami of salad but it's a measurable trend

Mon, 09 Oct, 2023

Exercise study

Study suggests early morning exercise best for weight management

People in the morning group also reported having healthier diets and consuming fewer calories per unit of body weight

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

World Childhood cancer Day. Girl patient listening to a doctor in medical office.

Guidelines published to help patients avoid complications in weight-loss surgeries overseas

To date, eight people are officially known to have died while undergoing weight-loss procedures abroad

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Wegovy weight-loss drug maker targets European governments

Wegovy weight-loss drug maker targets European governments

Analysts estimate the obesity market could be worth as much as $100bn (€92bn) by the end of the decade as the race to develop weight-loss drugs heats up

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Childhood obesity

Overweight adults with high blood pressure a third more likely to die early, study finds

They also face a 35% higher risk of heart attacks or strokes and will experience them two years earlier than their peers

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

Call for register of patients who undergo weight-loss procedures abroad to improve post-op care

Call for register of patients who undergo weight-loss procedures abroad to improve post-op care

The study claimed the registry of patients would ensure appropriate care post-operatively and facilitate dealing with any complications which might arise

Fri, 18 Aug, 2023

Wegovy weight-loss drug maker worth more than Danish GDP

Wegovy weight-loss drug maker worth more than Danish GDP

Novo Nordisk's market value exceeds Denmark’s domestic economy on the back of its Wegovy diabetes and obesity drug

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

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Weight loss jabs can cut risk of heart attack or stroke by fifth, study suggests

Novo Nordisk said it expects to file for regulatory approvals of a label indication expansion for Wegovy in the US and the EU in 2023.

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

Brain's appetite control centre different in overweight or obese people

Brain's appetite control centre different in overweight or obese people

It is estimated that more than 1.9billion people worldwide are either overweight or obese

Mon, 07 Aug, 2023

Novo Nordisk launches popular weight-loss drug Wegovy in Germany

Novo Nordisk launches popular weight-loss drug Wegovy in Germany

The Danish drugmaker's share price has more than doubled in the two years since the drug debuted, turning Novo into Europe's second-most-valuable listed company after Louis Vuitton.

Sun, 30 Jul, 2023

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European drug regulator investigating suicidal thoughts among some weight-loss jab users

Suicidal behaviour is not currently listed as a side-effect in the EU product information of these medicines

Mon, 10 Jul, 2023

'Our diet is the issue'; Expert calls for no-fry zones and tough laws to tackle obesity

'Our diet is the issue'; Expert calls for no-fry zones and tough laws to tackle obesity

The reprot authors also said recent Irish Medical Council guidance against prescribing Ozempic for obesity is “morally problematic”

Thu, 06 Jul, 2023

Demand Surges For Weight Loss Drug Ozempic

UCC researcher calls for obesity to be renamed to improve treatment

'Focus should be on the underlying pathophysiology of obesity and not on body size'

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Offshore Energy Skills event

Letters to the Editor: Creating an independent national green energy industry is a no-brainer

One reader argues Ireland's energy production should not be in private hands, while others consider issues including obesity, abortion, supports for PhD candidates, and the RTÉ controversy

Sat, 01 Jul, 2023

Catherine Conlon: Operation Transformation funding cut is a very good move — here's why

Catherine Conlon: Operation Transformation funding cut is a very good move — here's why

New weight loss treatments will herald a revolution in treating obesity but equal focus must be placed on the urgent need to improve the food environment

Mon, 26 Jun, 2023

Female leg stepping on weigh scales with measuring tape.

Catherine Conlon: Time to adopt commonsense approach to obesity

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in Ireland and other European countries, writes Catherine Conlon

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

Shoot for burning fat

Quick fix comes at a price: Heavy demand for weight loss ‘miracle’

Drugs prescribed to treat diabetes and the disease of obesity are being touted on social media as a quick fix to lose weight. This is beginning to have repercussions in Ireland for people in real need of these drugs

Sun, 14 May, 2023

More than 60% of adults overweight or obese but 70% consider themselves healthy

More than 60% of adults overweight or obese but 70% consider themselves healthy

More than seven in 10 of us consider ourselves to be healthy, a new global study has found. That is despite more than 60% of the country being classed as , according to the HSE.

Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

Woman living with obesity urges people to 'listen to their bodies'

Woman living with obesity urges people to 'listen to their bodies'

'No matter what kind of complaint I made, my weight was frequently mentioned', said woman diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and cancer

Mon, 06 Mar, 2023

National Care Service

Scientists link obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes

According to the experts, people who develop dementia tend to lose weight about five to 10 years before the onset of the disease – this may be unhealthy weight loss driven by the disease.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2023

Alcohol study

Healthy Ireland report shows we drink more, but smoke less

The report also dealt with menstrual health and period poverty for the first time, revealing that 15-24-year-olds and those experiencing unemployment are the most likely to suffer 'period poverty'.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Catherine Conlon: New priorities needed to change our unhealthy, unequal, and dissatisfied world

Catherine Conlon: New priorities needed to change our unhealthy, unequal, and dissatisfied world

The constant emphasis on economic progress as a measure of a country’s wellbeing has failed us, given the high levels of physical and mental ill-health in rich countries.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Campaigners welcome new guidelines for treating obesity

Campaigners welcome new guidelines for treating obesity

New guidelines launched today aim to tackle rising obesity levels by treating it, for the first time, as an illness needing complex support.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

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Children aged two to four get 20% of calories from sweets, chocolate and soft drinks

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Irish Examiner columnist, Dr Colman Noctor, said: “The key is to make gradual and progressive small changes.”

Tue, 18 Oct, 2022

Eli Lilly seeks approval for obesity drug in the US

Eli Lilly seeks approval for obesity drug in the US

The company employs around 2,300 in Ireland

Thu, 06 Oct, 2022