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187. Easy to do the right thing in the food industry

It will now be easier to comply with food regulations in Sweden, promises Christina Nordin, the new Director General of the Swedish Food Agency, who is committed to both simplifying regulations and increasing cooperation. 

186. Joyful grades for good-looking people

Our appearance influences everything from our career to our health. This is according to economist Adrian Mehic, who has written a widely acclaimed study on how university students' grades are affected by their attractiveness.

185. How Swedes use drugs

Public service reporters take ecstasy on TV and the sewage is full of amphetamines. Journalist Johan Wicklén, who is currently working on a new documentary series about Swedes' drug habits, tells us more.

184. Prevention pays off 14 times over

The costs of healthcare and sick leave are increasing every year, says Joakim Skarborg, CEO of Altea Capital. In this week's episode, he explains how preventive care can counteract this grim trend.

182. All about sleep

Poor sleep has been shown to lead to a range of health problems such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, says sleep researcher Christian Benedict. In this episode, he explains how it all fits together and gives his top sleep tips.

181 Make IRL Great Again

The pandemic made us worse at socializing, fears party planner Amanda Colldén. In this episode, she shares her best party tips, and explains why partying and socializing are especially important for us lonely Swedes.

180. Pediatric care on subscription

Claude Kollin, CEO of Martina Children's Hospital, explains why parents seek privately funded care for their children. The article Claude refers to in the episode can be found here: https://www.svd.se/a/wgaymn/bumm-larmar-bup-kan-inte-hantera-adhd-varden-i-stockholm

178. Benjamin Dousa saves the snuff

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.

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The Environment and Public Health Institute is a think tank that addresses the environmental and health threats of our time. We do so with the conviction that free enterprise, economic growth, new technologies and free choice are not threats to our environment and health, but rather a prerequisite for them.

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NEW SECTION 🎙️ WHO and nicotineThere will always be a demand for nicotine, says Karl Erik Lund, a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. When the WHO warns of a negative trend among young people in its latest report, Lund believes that the organization is drawing the wrong conclusions. 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 find out what they really want to achieve and in what way.Health for the unhealthy is led by the doctor Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI's communications officer Nicolina Söderqvist. ---Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and politically independent think tank and meeting place that addresses the environmental and health problems of our time.Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
NEW SECTION 🎙️ Poor dental health can cause both diabetes and dementia, and flossing and better brushing can add years of healthy life. We talk to Björn Klinge, Professor Emeritus of Periodontology, about this ---Health for the Unhealthy highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but that many people think about. 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 find out what they really want to achieve and in what way.Health for the unhealthy is led by the doctor Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI's communications officer Nicolina Söderqvist. ---Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and politically independent think tank and meeting place that addresses the environmental and health problems of our time.Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
Poor dental health can cause both diabetes and dementia, and flossing and better brushing can add years of healthy life. We talk to Björn Klinge, Professor Emeritus of Periodontology, about this. ---Health for the Unhealthy highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but that many people think about. 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 find out what they really want to achieve and in what way.Health for the unhealthy is led by the doctor Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI's communications officer Nicolina Söderqvist. ---Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a non-profit and politically independent think tank and meeting place that addresses the environmental and health problems of our time.Follow us on social media!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
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NEW SECTION 🎙️ Flossing prolongs lifePoor dental health can cause both diabetes and dementia, and flossing and better brushing can add years of healthy life. We talk to Björn Klinge, Professor Emeritus of Periodontology, about this.

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NEW EPISODE 🎙️ Last night in SwedenIn today's episode, we discuss gang crime and social unrest with Paulina Neuding, editorial writer and author. What's behind the trend, and why did it take so long for us to recognize the problem?

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