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One of three Spaniards are Obese
36.1 per cent of Spaniards are obsese according to the study “Epidemiology of Obesity in Spain”. “Every twenty years the pathology of obesity is doubling” according to the author of the study. Experts suggested that abdominal...
Spain Spends 5,000 Million Euros to Fight Obesity
Health expenditures as a direct result of overweight and obesity disorders are costing Spain 5,000 million euros, or 7% of the country’s health budget. Spain has a “serious problem” says the President of the Spanish Agency for Food...
44% of Spaniards Suffer from Crisis-related Stress
A new study has shown that 44% of Spaniards suffer more stress and tension today than they did two years ago and that they sleep worse everyday due to the economic crisis. The study comes from the Pfizer Foundation, which analyzed the impact of the economic...
High Temperature Alert in 21 Provinces
Spain’s Meteorological Agency has activated the alert for high temperatures in 21 provinces of Andalucia, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Madrid, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and Galicia. In Andalucia, there is an Orange Alert (significant risk)...
Smoking Ban in Spanish Bars not to start until 2011
Without even a collective cough or splutter it seems like the threat of a complete smoking ban in public places may have a stay of execution. Although the ‘P’ in PSOE does not stand for procrastination, as the summer break approaches, it seems that...
Midsummer to be the end of smoking in Pubs in Spain
Midsummer’s Night 2010 may well be the last time that the Spanish, residents and visitors, can enjoy a ‘smoke’ inside a public space in Spain, without fear of prosecution. June 22nd, 2010 is provisionally the day that Spain’s anti-smoking laws...
Spain’s hospitality industry opposes extended smoking ban
The Spanish Government’s recent plan to extend the smoking ban to bars and public spaces
Spain tops world in organ donation
As per a report by the Health Ministry and the International Registry of Organ Donation
More Bar closures expected as complete smoking bans are introduced for 2010
Not only is it drinking up time for many of Spain’s pubs and restaurants but the feared
