Health & Medicine

Twice as many obese people in Switzerland as 25 years ago

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Le 12:30
03 September 2020

Zoltan Pataky

Médecine, HUG

Médecine, UNIGE

The number of obese people in Switzerland has doubled in 25 years, according to the health survey conducted by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The proportion of overweight citizens, on the other hand, has stabilized.

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