Over a Fifth of Adults in Ireland are Obese

The Last Word with Matt Cooper

Sep 8, 202600:09:42News & Politics

22% of Irish adults are considered obses according to new figure from the European Commission. HSE National Clinical Lead for Obesity Professor Donal O’Shea joins Matt to discuss what these figures mean Hit Play on this...

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