Francis Finucane

Hundreds of morbidly obese people are being left waiting more than five years for potentially life-changing surgery, a private medical report compiled(...)

Taxing snacks such as cake and biscuits could be far more effective in cutting obesity rates than simply targeting sugary drinks, a new study suggests(...)

Department of Health delays in finalising mechanisms for codes of practice governing the marketing of junk food to children has meant companies cannot(...)

Ireland has one of the highest rates of obesity in Europe, with one in four adults classed as obese and one in four children already overweight. The (...)

The lack of a national programme to treat obesity has cost the HSE at least €56 million over a decade in extra health costs, according to experts in (...)

Food and drink manufacturers have rejected the call in the Government’s obesity plan for the introduction of a sugar levy. The Irish Beverage Council(...)

Thousands of Irish patients could have their life expectancy significantly increased and chronic diseases reversed following obesity surgery, new rese(...)

The average Irish 14-year-old boy is 65 per cent heavier than he was in 1948, a conference on obesity heard. Though they are also on average 17cms (5.(...)

It is a shocking admission: we stand to be the first generation who will bury our children. Many members of Irish families will die prematurely due to(...)

I was always heavy, the kind of person who loved food and had a very sweet tooth. My weight was always a bit of an issue but after the break-up of my(...)