Missed chance to tackle obesity crisis

For the first time in history, more people are being killed by obesity than by not having enough to eat.

This extraordinary phenomenon will again turn the spotlight on Ireland where obesity is fast becoming a national crisis.

The problem is that Irish people are developing a sweet tooth, joining the global craving for sugar widely seen as one of the causes behind epidemic levels of obesity and diabetes. It is no exaggeration to suggest that an obesity timebomb is threatening the health and wellbeing of thousands of children and adults in this country.