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Wine package or care package?
One of the big news stories of the fall, discussed around coffee tables in workplaces and in text messages with friends, was about something that can sound as boring as "government communication on public health". I'm referring, of course, to the National Board of Health and Welfare's updated advice to healthcare professionals on the limits of risky alcohol use, which came out in September this year. In itself a rather dry...

Ephi launches new report on obesity and medicines
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess will soon publish a report at Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The only question is who should receive it and how it should be financed. The ability to efficiently store fat has been evolutionarily beneficial for...

Epidemiologist Måns Rosén criticizes the National Board of Health and Welfare's advice on alcohol
According to new recommendations from the National Board of Health and Welfare, health services should offer support to people who drink ten standard glasses or more per week, or four standard glasses or more per occasion once a month or more often. Ephi spoke to epidemiologist Måns Rosén who questions the National Board of Health and Welfare's assessment after reviewing...

Ephi welcomes Philippa Broom to the Ephi Advisory Board!
At the Conservative Party conference in Manchester in 2023, Philippa Broom guides a motley collection of people: German ex-ministers, politicians from Mongolia, a deputy party leader from Norway and a collection of Swedes. There seems to be no one, either in the British or international liberal conservative movement, she doesn't know. She is...

Ephi produces talk show with Henrik Jönsson
Don't miss the talk show 100%, hosted by Henrik Jönsson and produced by Ephis CEO Marie Söderqvist. In four episodes, Henrik Jönsson talks to a number of exciting guests about everything in Swedish politics and the house band Army of Lovers reunites in the studio and releases new music. Find out more here.

Ephi presents new international advisory board
Ephi welcomes Philippa Broom and Henrik Jönsson to our advisory board. Read more about Philippa and Henrik here.

The climate benefit of Swedish exports - a new metric for calculating the climate impact of exports and imports.
Global climate change is a challenge that the world must take on together. A prerequisite for this is that individual countries can track emissions. This in turn requires accurate metrics. To address this, Professor Astrid Kander presents in this report a new metric, called the technology-adjusted carbon footprint.
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130. Is ageing a disease?
Doctor and writer Vincent Amble-Naess answers everything you ever wondered about diseases and healthcare, and comes up with a big news story.
129. Get rid of your food anxiety
Karin Magnusson, dietitian, CBT therapist and author of the book Kroppskontakt, talks about the complicated relationship with food that many people suffer from, and how to get to the bottom of the problem.
128. Is children's screen time a political issue?
Children sit in front of screens on airplanes, on the picnic blanket, in the car and on the couch. Everywhere and sometimes way too much, some say. But is it so dangerous that politicians should introduce a ban? Assistant Professor Anett Sundqvist explains how dangerous screens...
127 How to optimize training for the menstrual cycle
Lisbeth Wikström-Frisen at the University of Umeå has investigated how women's menstrual cycle affects women athletes. In her studies, Wikström-Frisen has concluded how women can train in a smarter way to take advantage of the hormonal changes over the cycle to...
126. public health in Almedalen
After a week in Almedalen, Marie Söderqvist summarizes what has been said in the field of public health together with opinion leader Henrik Jönsson and physician Vincent Flink Amble-Naess, who both participated in EPHI's seminars.
125. How dangerous is sugar for children?
Annie Guo, a dietitian and PhD student in pediatrics at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, gives neurotic parents all the answers about food for children. After conducting a study analyzing dietary information from 80,000 one-year-olds in Sweden and Norway, Annie...
124. Why should you avoid organic food?
With only a few days to go before the European elections, Torbjörn Fagerström, professor emeritus of theoretical ecology at Lund University, explains what is wrong with the EU's agricultural policy and why we should follow Brazil's lead. He also explains why we should not buy...
123. Should you be allowed to take your children out of school to travel?
Is it fair for municipalities to sue parents who take their children on trips? And is traveling immoral and unnecessary, or educational and healthy? Vagabond founder Per J Andersson is a guest on the podcast to discuss the view on travel and gives his best tips for...
122. Skip the sunscreen and enjoy the sun
Health expert Fredrik Paulún joins the podcast to talk about his latest book, The Light Revolution. Paulún explains that the sun is at least as important as exercise for our health, and that the advice to always wear sunscreen is wrong.
121. snus sales in pharmacies
Psychiatrist David Eberhard, author of the report Nicotine and the Brain for EPHI, tells us what addiction is, how it works and when it's dangerous, and why the inventor of snuff bags deserves the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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Epidemiologist Måns Rosén criticizes the National Board of Health and Welfare's advice on alcohol
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