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"Bring in No Fry Zones." Tackling Irish Obesity

A new UCC study says Ireland is failing in its duty to implement policies to tackle obesity. They...

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20.20 9 Nov 2020


"Bring in No Fry Zones." Tackling Irish Obesity


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20.20 9 Nov 2020


A new UCC study says Ireland is failing in its duty to implement policies to tackle obesity.

They have a radical plan to introduce a no fry zone near schools, subsidise healthy food in shops for people on social welfare and to get school tuck shops only to sell nutritional snacks.

Henry McKean has been looking at this report and has spoken to kids, teachers and parents two metres apart.


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