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 More young Swedes are going under the knife to lose weight, with 450 obese patients under the age of 25 opting for surgery in 2011, a choice proving more and more popular in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130109/45510 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:29:00 +0100 45510 Named after a hamburger and clocking in at 140 kilogrammes, a new doll is set to teach Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska) staff to work with the increasing number of overweight and obese patients. https://www.thelocal.se/20121210/44966 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:14:00 +0100 44966 A 63-year-old disabled woman from southern Sweden has expressed outrage after being denied by a transportation service for being “too heavy”. https://www.thelocal.se/20120730/42312 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:17:00 +0200 42312 Swedes are piling on the pounds and getting too heavy for their knee joints, causing an increasing number of middle-aged Swedes to have to resort to knee surgery and prosthetic joints. https://www.thelocal.se/20120424/40444 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:12:00 +0200 40444 Obese people who undergo gastric bypass surgery are less likely to die from heart attack and stroke than people who receive more conventional treatment for their weight condition, a Swedish study showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120104/38324 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:08:00 +0100 38324 Researchers in Sweden have found that people who are overweight from a young age run a much increased risk of dying prematurely. https://www.thelocal.se/20090225/17818 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:09:00 +0100 17818 One out of six five-year-olds in Sweden is overweight, primarily because of a lack of exercise, a new study has found. https://www.thelocal.se/20090210/17492 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:08:00 +0100 17492 The number of Swedes choosing gastric bypass surgery is increasing steadily. https://www.thelocal.se/20080207/9907 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:55:00 +0100 9907