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    Director of Irish weight loss firm Bodyslims doubled pay package - again - to €2m
    9 Mar
    World Obesity Day
    Dr Catherine Conlon: Ozempic is not the holy grail when it comes to tackling obesity
    Dr Catherine Conlon
    Updated 4 Mar
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    TheJournal.ie
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    PodcastThe Explainer
    Will drugs like Ozempic change how we view obesity in Ireland?
    Professor Francis Finucane, a consultant endocrinologist at Galway University Hospitals, joins us to look at why these drugs are such game changers, and how it could lead to a shift in how society views the treatment of obesity.
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    new product
    'King Kong' of weight-loss drugs, Mounjaro, will be available in Ireland from next week
    Updated 10 Feb
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    Loughlinstown Hospital
    Patients consider weight loss surgery abroad after spending up to 7 years on public waiting list
    3 Oct 2024
    Drug Payment Scheme
    Health Minister: 'There's emerging evidence that Ozempic might be some kind of wonder drug'
    17 Sep 2024
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    Obesity
    Cardiologist: We should welcome the new evidence that Ozempic may slow down ageing
    Professor Robert Byrne
    8 Sep 2024
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    Ozempic
    New study suggests that weight-loss drugs stimulate metabolic activity
    22 Aug 2024
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    Weight Loss
    Criticism as Dept of Health spends €230k sponsoring Operation Transformation series
    9 Jan 2022
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    Weight Loss
    RTÉ’s Operation Transformation criticised over 'dieting culture' ahead of its return tonight
    Updated 5 Jan 2022
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    dnp
    Two food businesses ordered to close in January, including one selling dangerous weight loss product
    8 Feb 2021
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    Weight Loss
    Breakfast may not be the most important meal of the day after all
    31 Jan 2019
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    transformation tuesday
    Poll: Do you think before-and-after weight loss pictures can be harmful?
    8 Jan 2019
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    Naron
    This Spanish town is trying to shed 100,000 kilos by 2020
    29 Sep 2018
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    slim shade
    Klopp: I'm sure Carragher needs to lose a bit of weight, not Van Dijk
    2 Feb 2018
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    column
    'I went from dad bod to six-pack in eight months because of a promise I made myself as a child'
    Kevin O'Connor
    27 Jan 2018
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    Bariatric surgery
    Ireland is carrying out less than one weight loss surgery a week
    13 Jul 2017
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    6 key steps for dropping body fat
    14 Feb 2017
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    Weight Loss
    Gastric bypass surgery helps obese teens keep weight off but can lead to more surgery
    6 Jan 2017
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    no weigh no weigh
    Ad for slimming tablets banned after complaint it showed women who were too thin
    29 Sep 2016
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    'I didn't wake up fat. The weight just crept on over the years'
    Jules Coll
    10 Sep 2016
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    every body is a bikini body
    This Irish blogger's 'honest' bikini selfie is inspiring loads of people on Instagram
    20 Jul 2016
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    Opinion
    "I'm still falling, still hating myself, still regretting that I let it all come to this"
    Jessica Spencer
    25 Jun 2016
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    War on Obesity
    PE to become Leaving Cert subject under new plan to tackle obesity in Ireland
    12 May 2016
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    bootcamp
    This Irish blogger lost a whopping 17 pounds in one week
    23 Apr 2016
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    Opinion
    'Don't give up just because Operation Transformation is over'
    Alan Mullen
    4 Mar 2016
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    Drumroll
    Here’s how much weight the Operation Transformation leaders have lost
    25 Feb 2016
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    column
    I'm going to reach my 16 stone goal. Not by being lazy, but with hard work and dedication
    Alan Mullen
    19 Feb 2016
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    Opinion
    'This is a big week for me. I've finally hit the 19 stone mark'
    Alan Mullen
    11 Feb 2016
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    column
    Overweight people should pay more tax. Others can't pay for our folly
    Aaron McKenna
    6 Feb 2016
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    Opinion
    'I know I still have a lot of weight to lose, but I'm mentally determined to do it for myself'
    Alan Mullen
    4 Feb 2016
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    Opinion
    'Looking back at how much weight I've lost, it makes me realise that you really can achieve your goals'
    Alan Mullen
    28 Jan 2016
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    RTÉ
    Operation Transformation leader withdraws from the show due to health reasons
    26 Jan 2016
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    Weight Loss
    What a transformation - this 29-year-old has lost almost nine stone in 10 months
    23 Jan 2016
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    column
    'After training and a strict diet this week, I am three pounds off the two stone mark'
    Alan Mullen
    20 Jan 2016
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    column
    'I weighed a colossal 27 stone aged 21. I was one of the fattest people ever on RTE's Operation Transformation'
    Alan Mullen
    13 Jan 2016
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    You can go 'on the dry' this January and help more than just your health
    1 Jan 2016
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    healthy living
    Operation Transformation picks its first leaders for new series
    17 Nov 2015
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    Yay
    Sick of dieting? New study finds low-fat food might not actually help you lose weight
    30 Oct 2015
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    transformation
    'World's fattest woman' loses 32 stone, buys her first bikini
    20 Oct 2015
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