What a sugar tax on soft drinks could achieve

Schleswig-Holstein has submitted a proposal for a sugar tax to the Bundesrat. What benefits would such a tax offer? Are there risks, and are there effective alternatives? The key questions and…

Taking a Holistic Approach to Prevention, Reducing Healthcare Costs

The gap between healthcare spending and life expectancy in Germany is too wide. Hajo Zeeb, head of the Department of Prevention and Evaluation at the Leibniz Institute for…

Poor, migrant, likely ill

Health problems often go hand in hand with experiences of discrimination

Growing Health Consequences: Why Germany Is Handling Obesity the Wrong Way

Researchers are taking issue with obesity policies—and calling for medications, taxes on sugar and fat, and a national effort.

Obesity – the epidemic no one likes to talk about

Researchers, including those from Bremen, are taking issue with current obesity policies. Instead, they are calling for a combination of medication, taxes, and a national effort. Here’s…

Leopoldina Calls for a National Obesity Strategy

One in six children, two-thirds of men, and half of women in Germany are overweight or severely overweight. Early prevention and access to medication could help.

Epidemiologist on lessons learned from pandemic: "No strong momentum"

In March 2020, the first Corona Lockdown went into effect. Since then, Bremen-based epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb has been in demand among journalists around the world.

Bremen nutritionist clears up 9 nutrition myths

Today is the "day of the healthy nutrition". But what is healthy, what is not? A Bremen nutritionist sets right what many have learned wrong.

Protection from radiation: Why cell phones are no longer a problem

Cell phones, solariums, computer tomography - there are many sources of radiation to which people are exposed. Bremen epidemiologist Hajo Zeeb explains why the danger from…

Going for a walk: This is how healthy daily exercise is

We should walk at least 7,000 steps a day - that's the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO). But those who aren't kept on their toes by their job or their dog are…