https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A US study about the potential deadliness of consuming too much sugar has raised alarm bells in Sweden, where doctors and health experts warn that Swedes already eat enough unhealthy food. https://www.thelocal.se/20140204/swedish-horror-over-us-soda-death-study Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:26:00 +0100 swedish-horror-over-us-soda-death-study New EU food safety regulations could leave Swedish Christmas hams a few shades of grey and leave the popular pork "flintasteak" decidedly drier, the country's meat industry has claimed. https://www.thelocal.se/20130608/48392 Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:10:00 +0200 48392 A healthy Nordic diet helps to reduce cardiovascular disease and the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a study initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. https://www.thelocal.se/20130316/46768 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:20:00 +0100 46768 Parents are concerned after some Stockholm schools have chosen to stop serving students real butter on their sandwiches due to new stricter guidelines from the National Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket). https://www.thelocal.se/20121015/43832 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:38:00 +0200 43832 Young people whose diet is high in folate (the natural alternative to folic acid) are more successful in school, according to a Swedish study published in the journal Pediatrics. https://www.thelocal.se/20110727/35198 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:25:00 +0200 35198 Sweden trails behind its European neighbours in regard to consumption of fruit and vegetables, a new report from sector organisation Freshfel has shown. https://www.thelocal.se/20090813/21278 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:45:00 +0200 21278