Obesity in the Republic of Ireland is a major health concern.
[2] In 2015, the government released figures showing that the cost of obesity to the country was €1bn per year.
[4] A PubMed study found obesity among children specifically in Ireland fell from 25% in 2005 to 16% by 2019;[5] however, the study cautions that obesity remains a serious problem in Ireland.
[6] The report also found that people living in counties along the border were most likely to be overweight or obese, while people living in western and south western counties had the lowest rate.
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