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 51 percent of the Swedish population aged between 16 & 84 are either overweight or obese, according to a new Public Health Agency (Folkhälsomyndigheten) report containing figures for 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20170420/half-of-swedens-population-overweight-or-obese-study Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:29:57 +0200 half-of-swedens-population-overweight-or-obese-study Despite getting healthier overall, Swedes may want to steer away from the smörgåsbord, following a key national survey showing that the population has been piling on the kilos. https://www.thelocal.se/20151116/report-one-in-two-swedes-is-overweight Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:25:18 +0100 report-one-in-two-swedes-is-overweight The average Swede is five kilogrammes heavier now than in the late 1980s, and almost half of the population are now classified as overweight by the Body Mass Index. Swedes in Dalarna County are the sturdiest. https://www.thelocal.se/20131106/fat-swedes-the-new-waistline-norm Wed, 06 Nov 2013 09:38:00 +0100 fat-swedes-the-new-waistline-norm As one of Sweden's most talented up-and-coming photojournalists, Alexander Mahmoud, 22, faces his toughest challenge yet. Not only losing weight, but photographing himself along the way. Our Swede of the Week tells us about the warts-and-all project 73 Percent Fat. https://www.thelocal.se/20130620/48420 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:08:00 +0200 48420 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 Overweight jobseekers have a hard time finding work in Sweden, new research shows, with potential employers often ruling out tubby candidates over concerns about their productivity. https://www.thelocal.se/20121106/44256 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:18:00 +0100 44256 A five-year-old girl from Orust, an island off the west coast of Sweden, has been refused insurance from giant Folksam, on the grounds of her weight putting her into a “high risk” category, according to a report in daily Aftonbladet. https://www.thelocal.se/20110625/34564 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 13:35:00 +0200 34564 People with a particular genotype associated with obesity may have three times higher a risk of developing dementia than those who do not, according to a study by Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. https://www.thelocal.se/20110221/32172 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:26:00 +0100 32172 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