More than 60% of adults overweight or obese but 70% consider themselves healthy

Irish people under 35 are the most likely to read nutritional information on food packaging, with 83% doing this compared to other age groups. Picture: World Obesity Federation

More than seven in 10 of us consider ourselves to be healthy, a new global study has found. 

That is despite more than 60% of the country being classed as overweight or obese, according to the HSE.