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Six things we learned from the new Swiss Health Survey

How German discount supermarkets hope to help fight obesity

Recent reports show Germans getting ever more obese, which poses an even greater public health problem to combat such illnesses as diabetes. But it's not just German nutritionists who are getting in on the push for better eating habits.

HEALTH

Half of Sweden’s population overweight or obese: study

OBESE

Myth busting: Half of French adults are now overweight

SWISS ARMY

Swiss military service: ‘Fat doesn’t mean unfit to serve’, says commission

FLIGHT

Italian lawyer sues airline after 9-hour flight next to fat man

SCHOOLS

Swiss report reveals drop in overweight school students

HEALTH

New Swiss centre hopes to tackle obesity ‘epidemic’

HEALTH

Survey: nearly half of Swiss are overweight

RESCUE

North Germany beefs up ambulances for the obese

HEALTH

Heavier is now healthier: Danish study

HEALTH

Half of all Swedes now classed as overweight