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WHO guidelines could undermine the quality of decision-making in the EU

Sweden spends hundreds of billions on healthcare, but almost nothing on keeping people healthy

Emma Wiesner: The EU is at its best when it is not visible
No more symbolic politics in the name of climate change, says Emma Wiesner, Center Party MEP, in the Health for the Unhealthy podcast. Read more

Simona Mohamsson: Drug policy must be reviewed
Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson wants to see a comprehensive investigation of Sweden's drug policy. She is also open to analyzing the consequences of decriminalization. This is what she says in the latest episode of the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Read more here

Nooshi Dadgostar: You should be allowed to have a shot of schnapps at the retirement home
If you want a shot of schnapps in your twilight years, you should be allowed to have it, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar in the podcast Hälsa för ohälsosamma (Health for the Unhealthy). Read more

Benjamin Dousa on the EU attack on snus: a red line
White snus is under threat on three fronts, says Sweden's Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa. He tells us what the government will do to stop tax increases and bans, in the Health for the Unhealthy podcast. Read more

New report on EU dependence on China
In his latest report for the think tank EPHI, China analyst Jojje Olsson examines how China has systematically penetrated European markets for electric cars, solar panels and batteries. Read more here

Party healthy 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, you just need to lower your expectations. Read more about it

Professor: Moderate alcohol is good for health
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 of Health for the Unhealthy, we discuss health advice from the authorities and whether it actually does any good. Read more...