The Local Germany 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 TV celebrity criticized for claiming 70 kg is overweight Model Sophie Thomalla claimed that promoting models who weigh over 70 kg sets as dangerous an example as skinny supermodels. https://www.thelocal.de/20160928/model-stokes-debate-with-anti-plus-sized-comments Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:57:11 +0200 model-stokes-debate-with-anti-plus-sized-comments A quarter of Germany is obese: experts 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 Germany is getting fatter Germans are getting fatter, official figures showed on Wednesday, with 51 percent of adults in Europe's most populous country now considered overweight. https://www.thelocal.de/20100602/27589 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:20:00 +0200 27589