Children’s weight, like their eyesight, should be checked regularly, a nutrition expert has told the joint committee on health and children.

Low-income families in Ireland are suffering from food poverty according to a new report published today.

Poor people facing financial worries, unemployment, crime, and housing problems turn to junk food and comfort eating to ease stress, a new report revealed today.

Obesity is responsible for 450 deaths in the North every year, it was claimed today.

THE nation’s obsession with over-eating has led to more than two in five children being either obese or overweight as part of a growing problem costing €4 billion per year.

Research conducted by Safefood has shown that there has been a positive shift in consumers’ attitudes towards healthy eating.

A high percentage of Irish children eat too much fat, according to a new study from the cross-border food safety promotion board.