Fewer parents than ever before are concerned about childhood obesity, falling from 35% in 2007 to 21% now, according to a new study by Bord Bia.

Children in disadvantaged communities are becoming overweight and obese as they get older, despite the problem levelling off in the wider childhood population.

More than one in five children are overweight or obese but there are some encouraging signs of stabilisation, according to data published by the HSE.

WITH Christmas fast approaching, many people, including me, are looking for good ideas for gifts for friends and members of the family, male and female.

IRISH people have poorer health than most of their European counterparts, one of Ireland’s leading experts on public health has claimed.