 If you've ever found yourself at the till, paying for the special priced chocolate bars as well as for your salad, you're not alone. According to a recent study by Coin Research, one in four children in Ireland is obese or overweight, making it the 12th worst country in the world. This is an issue Senator Catherine Noon wants to battle by cutting the promotions on junk food. We asked a spa employee if he generally thinks that people will go for the cheaper options over the healthier foods. It's probably a lot of it, so yeah, they're looking for value for money, you know. They are students. I suppose they are, you know, money can be tight. According to the study, one in three people find offer promotions very influential. We asked they watched his thoughts on this. It doesn't really surprise me because, you know, they are yummy and it's, you know, it's got value for money, so yeah, and they'll be nice. The survey found that people aged 18 to 34 are most likely to buy products based on a special deal. We talked to students on campus to see if they would be more tempted to buy sweets when they're on promotion or not. Yeah, probably, not going to lie. If you can get more for the same price, then yeah, I always do. Yeah, cheap sweets, making money. Yeah, 100 per cent, because they can't afford anything else, so. No, I hate sweets. I never buy them, yeah. After talking to students on campus and staff working in Spa, it's clear that most people can't resist the temptations at the till. Elsa Anderling, DCU TV News.