Donal O Shea

A sugar tax may not, of itself, resolve the growing incidence of obesity in society. But it will certainly slow the growth of ballooning waistlines an(...)

The immediate introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks is the single most important thing the Government must do if it wants to begin to tackle(...)

As much as 40 per cent of people’s ability to control weight may be down to their immune system, new research involving Irish scientists has found. T(...)

Hospital food – enough to make you sick was the provocative title of one of the talks in Food Matters, a new series of talks at Bloom this year. The e(...)

Professor Donal O’Shea has warned that the new government will have to act immediately to address the public health issue of rising obesity levels. I(...)

Smug cyclists have yet another reason to pat themselves on the back this morning after a major new report published in the Lancet showed them to be s(...)

Campaigners for a sugar tax in Ireland have welcomed new research that claims a 40 per cent cut to the amount of sugar in sweetened drinks could preve(...)

Specialist weight management centres should be set up in each of the six HSE regions to provide treatment for people who are obese, a new report recom(...)

Primary schools should teach daily classes, covering not just physical education, but also health and wellness topics, according to a leading expert o(...)

Darina Allen of Ballymaloe Cookery School has said she would be willing to get involved in the HSE’s attempts to improve hospital food if she felt she(...)