Podcast: Health for the unhealthy
Can you eat a bag of chips a day without getting fat? Is it better to be active and overweight than to sit still and be thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or snuff? Should I give up meat and sugar or neither? Experts meet and answer questions they don't usually get asked. And politicians try to figure out what they really want to achieve and how.
Health for the Unhealthy is led by physician Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI Communications Officer Nicolina Söderqvist.
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144. The pros and cons of happy pills
Why do 11 % of Swedes use antidepressants? And is it a problem? In her novel Sertralin, Jessica Haas Forsling provides a personal answer, beyond the numbers and statistics.
143. Don't be afraid of disinformation
In this week's episode, we answer a listener question about fasting and Vincent tells us the strangest thing he heard while infiltrating the anti-vaccination movement. Based on Hugo Mercier's book Not Born Yesterday, we discuss how conspiracy theories spread and why they are...
143. Become a healthy party girl with Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér, no longer a girl photographer, talks about everything from couples therapy to the quality of his sperm. Loneliness is more dangerous than being sedentary, he says. And to achieve happiness, it is enough to lower expectations.
142. How Norway is succeeding in primary care
We are evaluating Kerstin Brismar's lifestyle advice on breakfast eating and stair climbing. We also looked at how to achieve more continuity in primary care. We look at why Norway has done better than Sweden, despite fewer doctors per capita.
141. fasting away the Christmas weight
Kerstin Brismar, professor at KI, comes to the defense of breakfast. Dinner, on the other hand, is a pain in the ass, so Brismar recommends not eating after 7pm. We go through the various health benefits of fasting and find out how best to proceed.
140. Alcohol, obesity and electric scooters
We look at reactions to Fredrik Nyström's advice on alcohol and health, ask whether society should pay for others to keep their weight down, and note once again that the far right really hates bikes.
139. Obesity is in the brain
Why do some people struggle with weight all their lives, while others find it easier to maintain their waistline? Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Professor of Cardiovascular Prevention at KI, explains the causes of obesity.
138. Questionable government advice
Exercise, snuff and exercise in moderation - that's what Fredrik Nyström, consultant and professor of internal medicine at Linköping University, recommends. In this week's episode, we discuss health advice from the authorities and whether it actually does any good.
137 Why does the far right hate bikes?
PM Nilsson, super cyclist and CEO of Timbro, is concerned that fewer children are learning to ride a bike. We look at why the right hates cyclists and PM Nilsson explains why the bicycle is in fact a bourgeois means of transportation.
136. Working long and hard
Drama actress Marie Göranzon is a guest on the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Göranzon talks about why she is fitter than Joe Biden and why women should rule the world.