Marian O Reilly

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Children under the age of four should be restricted to just one square of chocolate a week as a treat, new health guidelines suggest. Photograph: iStock
Small children should be restricted to one square of chocolate a week

Children under the age of four should be restricted to just one square of chocolate a week as a treat, new health guidelines suggest. The first ever(...)

The Safefood report shows that as a direct result of children experiencing changes in their sleep routine, 49 per cent are eating more unhealthy snacks or treats. Photograph: iStock
More junk food for children as Covid disrupts sleep patterns

The ongoing coronavirus crisis has disrupted the sleeping patterns of many Irish children and led to an increase in their consumption of so-called jun(...)

“Regular energy drinks are basically sugary drinks with added caffeine.” Photograph: Getty Images
Sugar content of some energy drinks has fallen, but bottles and cans are bigger

The sugar content of some leading energy drinks for sale in Ireland has fallen as manufacturers look to avoid paying higher taxes. However, the size o(...)

Safefood’s study looked at almost 70,000 food products on special offer. Photograph: Getty Images
Over a third of food and drink on special offer is high in sugar, fat or salt

More than a third of the food and drink on special offer in Irish supermarkets is high in sugar, fat or salt, according to newly published research. (...)

Home-baked Irish soda bread.
Here are some easy alternatives to highly-processed food

With a recent study suggesting the rising consumption of highly processed foods “may drive an increasing burden of cancer in the next decades”, the go(...)

In order to stay healthy for longer and in turn add more years to our lives, it is important to ensure that we look after our health long into our golden years. Photograph: Getty
Healthy Town: It’s never too late to feel better

We have all heard that 60 is the new 40 and if official figures are to be believed, this certainly seems to be coming true. In the 2006 Cen(...)

A woman died after a routine biopsy pierced a swollen blood vessel in a lump in her windpipe, an inquest has heard. File photograph: Cyril Byrne/The Irish Times
Woman died following routine biopsy, court hears

A woman died after a routine biopsy pierced a swollen blood vessel in a lump in her windpipe, an inquest has heard. Marian O’Reilly (76), of Fordstow(...)