More than 200 people in Ireland hospitalised for obesity last year

Susie Birney, Executive Director for the Irish Coalition for People Living with Obesity, said some of the conditions associated with obesity are not commonly spoken about.

More than 200 people in Ireland were admitted to hospital for obesity last year, according to Freedom of Information figures.

The figures have indicated that 113 patients were over the age of 45; 61 were aged between 25 and 44; seven patients were aged between 16 and 24; and 26 of the patients were under the age of 16. One hundred and twenty-four of the patients were female and 83 were male.