A Fianna Fáil TD thinks all primary school children should be weighed.

'Eat breakfast like a king' is flawed advice, new study finds, write Tim Spector and Jeff Leach

Weight loss expert Dr Eva Orsmond has revealed she has health concerns about the new trend towards veganism.

The kilogram is making history as scientists vote to give it an update for the first time in a century.

The latest Growing Up in Ireland study has found that 22% of Irish nine-year-olds are overweight or obese.

Public campaigns to get us to modify our behaviour so we might be healthier or live in a less threatening environment usually struggle to be as successful as they might be. This is no fault of the campaigners but rather our deafness, our delusion that we are so in control of our actions that

Many young teenagers are deluded about their weight, with a number whose measurements show they are obese believing they are “just the right size” or even “very/a bit skinny”.

The number of men getting help for eating disorders has more than doubled in the past year.

Weight stigma is the only form of discrimination still widely deemed to be socially acceptable.

Weighing children in a school setting should become the norm according to Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs.

Two things people often think about are money and their appearance. Past research has shown that there is a correlation between the two: People subjectively considered attractive earn more.

There is more than a two-year waiting list for obese children in Ireland, according to a Weight Management Service at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital in Dublin.

To make lasting changes in 2018 you first need to change your mindset, discovers Carolyn Moore who talks to top wellness coach Pat Divilly about the importance of setting attainable goals when taking on a new weight-loss and fitness regimen.

The body mass index (BMI) of a child’s mother may influence a teacher’s perception of that child’s academic ability.

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

Conflicting information on what we should eat bombards us says consultant nutritionist Gaye Godkin. The secret is not to allow appetite to dictate your waistline.

Hundreds of men lost up to two stone in weight and reduced the size of their waists by up to eight inches as a result of taking regular exercise, a new study has revealed.

A father-of-four has lost two stone after walking the equivalent of five marathons as he became the first person in the UK to catch all of the Pokémon Go characters available in the country.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Simon Coveney was acutely aware of the difficulties he faced when he sought the housing portfolio in government but he might not have anticipated an extra lip to that poisoned chalice in the form of bin charges.

The new Minister for Health Promotion has admitted she is obese.

The official standards body will be checking the accuracy of bin weights when new pay by weight rules for household waste come into effect on July 1.

Part of the problem is that we are time-poor and convenience-rich, writes Clodagh Finn. It has never been easier to get ready-to-eat food.

DO you gobble on the go, eat standing up, hoover up a sandwich at lunchtime, all while checking your emails? Yes, yes and yes? The irony of the obesity epidemic is that we might be eating more, but we are taking less time to do so.

Aoife Brinkley, a senior clinical psychologist at the child obesity service at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital, said seven out of ten children at the clinic reported bullying, with one tenth self-harming as a result, and suffering with depression and anxiety disorders.

How did thinness come to be the most important goal in so many people’s lives? Margaret Steele’s new philosophy course at UCC explores the dangerous ‘Operation Transformation worldview’ predominating today: if you are fat, you must have given in.

The sock designer, who has retreated from the public eye over the last few years because of his unhappiness with his size, is working hard to get back in shape and is really "taking care of himself".

The 'I Don't Care' singer, who has previously slammed criticism that she is too thin, hates the fact people are "judged" for their appearance and has encouraged people to seek new experiences without worrying about opinions over their size.

The 'Waiting All Night' hitmaker loves to work out but insists she is not doing it to lose weight.

Heavy smoking may lead to a fatter stomach, studies show.

Heavy smoking may lead to a fatter stomach, new research suggests.

WE ALL know that when it comes to cultural superiority, France has cornered the market. If any of us remain unconvinced, look no further than books which tell us French Women Don’t Get Fat and French Children Don’t Throw Food.

Ireland could be the most obese country in Europe within 15 years, with almost 90% of men likely to be overweight.

Obesity can reduce life expectancy as much as smoking, but most people do not realise this.

It will be desperately sad should much publicised weight problems prevent Joseph O’Brien from resuming his career at the top level of flat racing.

Chart star Lily Allen has become embroiled in a row with Katie Hopkins after the former Apprentice candidate criticised the singer’s weight.