The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Six things we learned from the new Swiss Health Survey Switzerland’s Federal Statistics Office on Tuesday released the latest edition of its wide-ranging health survey. Over 20,000 people aged 15 and over were asked about their health for the 2017 questionnaire. Here are some of the key findings. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181030/six-things-we-learned-from-the-new-swiss-health-survey Tue, 30 Oct 2018 21:03:48 +0100 six-things-we-learned-from-the-new-swiss-health-survey Swiss military service: 'Fat doesn’t mean unfit to serve', says commission The Swiss army should accept overweight people for military service, a Swiss government commission has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170123/swiss-military-service-fat-doesnt-mean-unfit-to-serve-says-commission Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:15:36 +0100 swiss-military-service-fat-doesnt-mean-unfit-to-serve-says-commission Survey: nearly half of Swiss are overweight The Swiss may want to swap cheese and chocolate for fruit and vegetables after a report said nearly half the population is overweight. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161104/survey-nearly-half-of-swiss-are-overweight Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:16:15 +0100 survey-nearly-half-of-swiss-are-overweight Swiss report reveals drop in overweight school students A sixth of pupils attending school in three major Swiss cities are still overweight, even though figures have fallen by nearly three percent in the last ten years, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160406/report-reveals-fewer-overweight-students-in-swiss-schools Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:25:11 +0200 report-reveals-fewer-overweight-students-in-swiss-schools New Swiss centre hopes to tackle obesity 'epidemic' A Swiss hospital and psychiatric centre are joining forces to offer a range of treatments to combat the country's growing problem of obesity. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160315/switzerland-opens-centre-to-combat-obesity Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:41:39 +0100 switzerland-opens-centre-to-combat-obesity Swiss tackle growing child obesity problem Swiss children are consuming too much fast food and soft drinks and getting too little exercise, says a parenting expert who notes that one in five kids in Switzerland are overweight. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131014/swiss-tackle-growing-child-obesity-problem Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:16:00 +0200 swiss-tackle-growing-child-obesity-problem