A
Good health
ll about www.theolivepress.es
e Lions Threpub
Voted
Best English Pub in Palma Great food Live Music Every Night from 12am
expat paper in Spain
BEST
FREE
(Free or paid for)
Don’t miss the island’s wildest festival, find out how to celebrate it inside SEE PAGE 8
www.theolivepress.es
15
January 16th - January 29th 2019
As Olive Press publisher Jon Clarke turns 50 we send him for check up Obesity is on the rise in Spain and will cost the health service billions if not tackled
Meat retreat
‘Spinach is poison’ - organiser of carnivore weekend away Page 17
A HUGE 80% of men in Spain will be obese or overweight by the year 2030, a new study has warned. According to researchers from the Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), women will be less affected, although with a still concerning 55% set to be overweight or obese. The study, published by the Spanish Journal of Cardiology, estimates that in 2016 there were some 24 million overweight adults in Spain, 70% of men and 50% of women. That number is expected to increase by three million if nothing is done to counter the current trends. Obesity is already costing the Spanish health service €1.9 billion per year, but the current projections say this could exceed €3 billion over the next 11 years.
Elixir of Andalucia We reveal the 7 ways southern Spain provides a health kick Page 18
Epidemic
Vol. 2 Issue 46 www.theolivepress.es January 17th - January 30th 2019
Ave de Gabriel Roca 4, Palma
January 16th - January 29th 2019
SPONSORED BY
Off the SCALE Vol. 13 Issue 309
The principal investigator of the study and director of the Program of Epidemiology and Public Health of the IMIM, Jaume Marrugat, said: “The latest figures illustrate, with little margin of error, the importance of initiating the maximum effort to reverse the growing epidemic of obesity in our society. “It is the only way to reduce the enormous social, health and economic costs that will emerge in the coming years.” Diseases related to being overweight include diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
New year, new me We highlight 8 superfoods you need to try this year Page 24
Make your New Year’s Resolution today with National Obesity Awareness Week and Cambridge Weight Plan
14th - 20th Jan 2019
Cambridge Nutritional Foods SL Calle Joan Baptista Basset I Ramos, No 10, Local 15, El Campello, 03560, Alicante +34 952 58 63 24 info@cwpespana.es
Cambridgeweight planspain
See free Health Supplement inside
Knees up again REVELLERS and hoteliers in the Balearics are celebrating after plans to ban free booze will not become law, it has been revealed. The Government initially planned to stop some 270 all-inclusive establishments in the region being able to serve free alcohol, in a bid to curb ‘uncivil behaviour’. Proposals would see hotels limited to offering free booze during mealtimes, meaning partygoers wanting to drink outside the dining area would have to pay. The legislation was due to come into force in 2020, but was slated for not allowing enough time for the hospitality industry to prepare. Local reports indicate the Government is running out of time to get the law passed before Parliament is dissolved in April, meaning some legislation could be shelved.
It comes after the Hotel Federation of Ibiza and Formentera claimed a ban would only funnel tourists intent on getting drunk into other venues. A spokesperson for the group said: You cannot restrict the freedom of some companies to favour others, it is an unacceptable measure.” Magaluf began a crackdown on loutish behaviour last summer when they brought in plans to impose fines.
Paralysis Hard Brexit could ‘paralyse’ British tourism numbers on Mallorca as hotel and business groups demand action and contingency plans from Balearic government
By Laurence Dollimore and Charlie Smith
A HARD Brexit will lead to ‘total paralysis’ of British hotel reservations on Mallorca, a leading business group has warned. President of the Hotel Business Federation of Mallorca (FEHM), Maria Frontera, warned that the
TM
TM
ensuing period of uncertainty will mean the British will be less likely to go on holiday. She said: “The uncertainty is disastrous. “In this situation the British can do without holidays. “It is critical that we make 15:36 quick deSee page 23 & 24 cisions
Tel: 902 123123 282 902 Untitled-1.pdf
C
1
16/06/2017
282
902 123 282
now to minimize the effect of a nodeal Brexit.” She then added that a lack of a deal could ‘paralyse British bookings’. Some 3.6 million Brits visit the Balearics each year, accounting for around 10% of all tourists and contributing around €3 billion to the islands’ coffers. The Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises of Mallorca (PIMEM) has also expressed concern, urging the Balearic government to design roadmaps to prepare for all possible scenarios, most importantly a no-deal Brexit. The group said that either way
the UK’s divorce from the EU will cause, ‘a decrease in the number of British tourists’, which will no doubt impact the economy. The stark warnings, made yesterday, came after UK Prime Minister Theresa May suffered one of the worst losses in British political history, when her EU withdrawal agreement was rejected by 432 to 202 votes. MPs, including 118 Tory rebels, voted against May’s Brexit deal by a majority of 230. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn immediately seized on the opportunity by tabling a vote of no confidence in
the government. “This is a catastrophic defeat, the house has delivered its verdict on her deal. Delay and denial has reached the end of the line,” he said. Last night saw May narrowly win her confidence vote by a slim majority of 19. Some 306 MPs said they have no confidence in May as opposed to 325 who said that they do. The embattled PM asked opposition party leaders to meet with her last night to try and draw up a new Brexit strategy. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: “The government must remove once and for all the prospect of the catastrophe of a no deal Brexit from the EU.” Trade Secretary Liam Fox said a nodeal was ‘still not off the table’ following the vote. IN
PU
ER TO
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Avenida Rey more Jaime on 1, Santa Find out pagePonca XX 0034 871 510 277
RT AL
S
*Offer ends 30/11/18. Not valid for renewals. Subject to conditions.
M
FREE
PO
bottle
of wine with this ad
2/8/18 17:01
RESERVATIONS: 971 283 410 Fine Indian Cuisine Puerto Portals 76-78, 07181 Portals Nous Mallorca. Illes Balears
www.mahaltandoori.com 4 hours FREE parking
*valid one ad per table