Spotlight on Fat

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Due to an excess of quick calories and too little physical activity, we have created the global obesity epidemic. At the same time, the human body is very unwilling to let go of the fat that it has stored. Fighting obesity is thus essentially a battle against ourselves.

Obesity - a struggle against ourselves
Facts about fat
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“I had the surgery for the sake of my health”

Ellinor Westh Olsson was considered chubby already in primary school and piled on the pounds over the course of her school years.
Per-Åke Persson. Foto: Christian Andersson

"I didn't like myself"

Per-Åke Persson is a trained chef and works as a head chef. This is both a salvation and a curse.

National Centre for Children Obesity

The National Centre for Children Obesity is working to develop and evaluate treatments for children with obesity, which can serve as models for other activities. It also informs the community about obesity for children's health, and is conducting research.

Stockholm County Obesity Centre

The Stockholm County Obesity Centre is a specialist clinic and a center of excellence for the entire Stockholm County with the mission to offer non-surgical treatment for severe obesity and assay development and education. The centre treats adults over 25 years and adolescents aged 16-25 years.

News and press releases about obesity research

Title Post date
Good long-term results of obesity surgery in young people 12 Jan 2017
Obesity surgery increases the risk of preterm birth 24 Aug 2016
Weight gain between pregnancies increases risk of birth as-phyxia 07 Jun 2016
Parental support has positive effect on children’s eating behaviours 21 Jan 2016
Weight gain between pregnancies may influence baby’s survival 03 Dec 2015
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Obesity
14 Oct 2015 by Webbteamet.