Call for action with Ireland to be fattest country in Europe by 2030

An expert on obesity has said the Healthy Ireland framework needs to be aggressively rolled out to address the obesity crisis in Ireland.

WHO figures suggest Europe is heading for an unprecedented explosion in rates of obesity

Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Professor Donal O'Shea said new World Health Organization figures show that Ireland is on course to be the fattest country in Europe by 2030.