The HSE has said that Irish people need to "drastically" reduce the amount of unhealthy snacks they consume, with a large portion of the population eating far more than they should.
The health body revealed that over one in three Irish adults devour two or more unhealthy snack foods daily with a further 24% having one unhealthy snack daily. According to The Irish Healthy Food for Life guidelines, this should be limited to "sometimes and only in small amounts – not every day, a maximum of once or twice a week".
This comes after Dr Donal O'Shea, who is the HSE clinical lead on obesity, said that meal deals in convenience stores should be "illegal".
