The Local Switzerland

New Swiss centre hopes to tackle obesity 'epidemic'

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:41:39 +0100

A Swiss hospital and psychiatric centre are joining forces to offer a range of treatments to combat the country's growing problem of obesity.

Bumper bodies can only burn in Bern

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0200

Swiss crematoriums are increasingly facing the problem of what to do with overweight corpses – only Bern has the facility to deal with the obese deceased.