Limerick school leads healthy eating drive

AMID mounting concerns at the amount of junk food being consumed by tens of thousands of young children, a school in a disadvantaged area of Limerick continues to lead the way with it’s healthy eating programme.

A new report claims more than half of Irish children eat large amounts of sweets every day and 37% drink fizzy drinks on a daily basis.

On the other side of the dietary coin, fruit and vegetable intake is only half the recommended amount.