https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A hotel on Germany’s North Sea coast has banned overweight guests due to worries they’ll break the resorts ‘elegant designer furniture’. https://www.thelocal.de/20200606/german-beach-hotel-bans-overweight-guests Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:56:40 +0200 german-beach-hotel-bans-overweight-guests Germany's Professional Association of Pediatricians and Youth Physicians (BVKJ) on Monday called for the introduction of a sugar tax to tackle rising obesity among young people. https://www.thelocal.de/20191007/german-pediatricians-push-for-sugar-tax-to-combat-rising-obesity Mon, 07 Oct 2019 13:36:08 +0200 german-pediatricians-push-for-sugar-tax-to-combat-rising-obesity More and more children in Germany are much too overweight, according to the World Health Organization, who call for advertisements to be more restricted. https://www.thelocal.de/20171229/too-many-german-kids-are-overweight-who-calls-for-tighter-ad-restrictions Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:37:24 +0100 too-many-german-kids-are-overweight-who-calls-for-tighter-ad-restrictions Recent reports show Germans getting ever more obese, which poses an even greater public health problem to combat such illnesses as diabetes. But it's not just German nutritionists who are getting in on the push for better eating habits. https://www.thelocal.de/20170717/how-german-discount-supermarkets-hope-to-help-fight-obesity Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:52:24 +0200 how-german-discount-supermarkets-hope-to-help-fight-obesity There's been an increase in the number of Germans who define themselves as "fit", but their lifestyle choices don't quite match this self-perception. https://www.thelocal.de/20161028/germans-see-selves-as-fit-freaks-when-theyre-really-couch-potatoes Fri, 28 Oct 2016 15:07:20 +0200 germans-see-selves-as-fit-freaks-when-theyre-really-couch-potatoes Does your own lifestyle add to or detract from the healthy German way of life? https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/heres-where-germanys-unhealthiest-people-live-health-healthy-germans Tue, 09 Aug 2016 13:52:34 +0200 heres-where-germanys-unhealthiest-people-live-health-healthy-germans The north German state of Schleswig-Holstein is introducing new heavy-duty ambulances designed to transport more generously-proportioned patients in emergencies. https://www.thelocal.de/20160601/new-bigger-ambulances-for-obese-overweight-patients-in-north-germany Wed, 01 Jun 2016 13:24:09 +0200 new-bigger-ambulances-for-obese-overweight-patients-in-north-germany Health insurance company AOK Northeast has become the first in the country to help foot the bill for devices like the Apple Watch with fitness apps, in the hopes that wearers will use the gadgets to improve their health. https://www.thelocal.de/20150806/health-insurance-to-help-cover-apple-watch Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:27:59 +0200 health-insurance-to-help-cover-apple-watch Germany has one of the highest rates of death due to heart disease in the OECD - higher even than the United States or the United Kingdom, according to a report on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150617/germany-among-worst-countries-for-heart-disease Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:08:17 +0200 germany-among-worst-countries-for-heart-disease Too much sitting is bad for you, as we all know. But health experts warned on Monday that half of German children have firmly adopted the sedentary and damaging habits of their parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20150126/achtung-german-kids-are-growing-up-sitting-down Mon, 26 Jan 2015 15:47:00 +0100 achtung-german-kids-are-growing-up-sitting-down Doctors at the University Clinic in Ulm have discovered a new disease causing obesity while studying an extremely overweight three-year-old. https://www.thelocal.de/20150115/researchers-discover-rare-obesity-mutation-ulm-leptin-hormones-satiety Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:31:00 +0100 researchers-discover-rare-obesity-mutation-ulm-leptin-hormones-satiety Germans are less embarrassed to unveil a beer belly on the beach than most other Europeans, a new survey shows, and are the least likely to go on a diet to lose weight. https://www.thelocal.de/20130813/51363 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:00:00 +0200 51363 Two thirds of German men and half of German women are overweight, a new health institute study revealed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130807/51259 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 08:51:00 +0200 51259 German scientists say they are close to solving the mystery why it is nearly impossible to open a packet of crisps without munching your way through the whole bag. https://www.thelocal.de/20130415/49099 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:40:00 +0200 49099 A German obesity specialist says fat people are often healthier than thin people - and live longer because their bodies are better able to nourish their brains when in under stress. https://www.thelocal.de/20130227/48229 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:06:00 +0100 48229 Overweight people have a tougher time when it comes to landing a job according to a German study which showed recruiters discriminate against them – with fat women facing the most prejudice. https://www.thelocal.de/20120826/44581 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:51:00 +0200 44581 Safety inspectors have warned lift, bed and aeroplane manufacturers to think carefully about their products – because Germans are significantly heavier than they were a decade ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20120716/43781 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:41:00 +0200 43781 Children in Germany are being encouraged to eat their way through 59,000 calories to get a free football shirt ahead of the Euro 2012 championship – even though they may have trouble fitting into it by the time it arrives. https://www.thelocal.de/20120601/42889 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:51:00 +0200 42889 Most food products aimed at German children is too sweet and fatty, making it “practically impossible” to give kids a healthy diet based on food designed for them. https://www.thelocal.de/20120313/41311 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:40:00 +0100 41311 Germany may have the most overweight adults in Europe, but that may be changing: The nation's children are not as fat as the Italians, according to researchers preparing a report on the heath of European youths. https://www.thelocal.de/20111114/38857 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:25:00 +0100 38857