https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Less biking and more screen time is taking a toll. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160201/danish-women-more-inactive-and-overweight Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:31:02 +0100 danish-women-more-inactive-and-overweight Danish women have the lowest life expectancy in western Europe and Danish men are also near the bottom, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150923/denmark-lowest-life-expectancy-western-europe-who Wed, 23 Sep 2015 13:48:58 +0200 denmark-lowest-life-expectancy-western-europe-who The World Health Organization warns that obesity will sweep across Europe in the next 15 years and nearly three in five Danes will be overweight by 2030, while more than one in four will be obese. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150506/one-if-four-danes-obese-overweight-who Wed, 06 May 2015 17:00:17 +0200 one-if-four-danes-obese-overweight-who The European Union's highest court ruled that obesity can be considered a "disability" if it hinders an overweight person's performance at work. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141219/danish-union-calls-eu-obesity-ruling-a-great-victory Fri, 19 Dec 2014 07:49:00 +0100 danish-union-calls-eu-obesity-ruling-a-great-victory