Over 3,000 secondary students and teachers from all over the country attended last year’s HealthFest event in the RDS in Dublin. Organised by the National Dairy Council and safefood, the free event has become one of the most highly anticipated events for transition year students. This year’s event is being held on Thursday 26th April at the National Sports Campus in … [Read more...]
Making Fitness Fun for Kids at The Stables Fitness & Wellbeing Wexford
Recently relaunched The Stables Fitness & Wellbeing is located just off the M11 near Gorey, Co Wexford. It is tucked away up a serene, leafy avenue in lovingly converted farm buildings. It boasts its own running track or ‘Steeplechase’ a climbing wall and various studios for Fitness Training, Yoga and Pilates. Equipment varies from the traditional treadmills to tyres, ropes … [Read more...]
Over 4,000 Transition Year Students & Teachers Attend HealthFest 2016
Over 4,000 secondary students and teachers attended the inaugural HealthFest event in Citywest, Dublin on 26th April. Organised by the National Dairy Council and safefood, the event is the first of its kind for transition year students – a full day seminar designed to educate them about the importance of healthy eating and physical activity in a practical, engaging and … [Read more...]
Free weight loss app ‘weight-mate’ launched by safefood
A free smartphone app to help people to lose weight in a healthy way has been launched today by safefood. The launch of the app "weight-mate" comes as recent research indicates that one in three Irish adults (35%) are trying to lose weight[1]. At present in Ireland, almost two in three adults (61%) are overweight or obese[2] and the economic cost[3] of obesity is estimated at … [Read more...]
safefood research indicates parents making positive changes to children’s diet and physical activity habits
· Consumption of water by children at mealtimes - up 7% · Daily consumption of fizzy drinks by children - down 5% · More age-appropriate portion sizes being served to children - up 4% · Children getting an hour’s physical activity a day - up 6% New research¹ published by safefood has revealed that parents are making positive and … [Read more...]
New safefood report reveals consumers think portion sizes only relevant when dieting
1 in 3 find managing portion sizes difficult Practical items like measuring cups & spoons key to understanding portions Consumers regard portion sizes as being relevant only to those dieting, more important to women and not an issue for men or younger adults, a new report¹ from safefood published today reveals. The research led by a team from the … [Read more...]
safefood research reveals how consumers make food choices outside the home
Two new reports investigate consumers’ likelihood to choose healthy food when eating out and shopping for groceries New research from safefood reveals some interesting facts around how consumers make choices about food outside the home. The reports, launched at today’s All-island Obesity Action Forum, will inform the recently launched childhood obesity campaign. The first … [Read more...]
Denial as 2 out of 3 are Overweight Safefood Launches “Stop the Spread” Campaign to Tackle Overweight and Obesity Epidemic
* Only 38% of adults believe they are overweight * 81% of men believe their waist size is within the “normal” range Safefood issued a wake up call aimed at tackling the serious health epidemic of overweight and obesity. New research commissioned by safefood reveals that being overweight is a much more common problem than we think, with only 38% of people (1) believing they’re … [Read more...]