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Climate Change Will Make Us Fat, Sick, and Malnourished, Finds New Report
September 10, 2024
A new report on climate change finds an ironic future: food that's less abundant and nutritious but even higher rates…
World Health Organization Calls for Global Sugar Tax to Tackle Rising Obesity Rates
September 10, 2024
Enforcing sugar tax programs would help to tackle the global obesity epidemic taking a toll on the planet's children, says…
Is Medical Marijuana the Key to Curbing America’s Obesity Epidemic?
September 10, 2024
It's an unlikely weight loss tool but research shows that where there are medical marijuana laws in effect, obesity rates…
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Far From Over as Rates Continue to Rise, CDC Reports
September 10, 2024
Despite a growing number of efforts to curb our obesity epidemic and decrease our national waistline, a new study says…
Navajo Nation Passes First Junk Food Tax In U.S.
September 10, 2024
Taking aim at the obesity crisis rattling the Navajo community, the tribal nation has passed the first junk food tax…
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September 10, 2024
Obesity is now growing faster in the developing world than in richer countries.
September 10, 2024
A recent report compiled by former Pentagon military chiefs calls the nation's obesity epidemic a "threat to national security."
September 10, 2024
Just as a recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that rates of obesity in…
September 10, 2024
A proposal by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to decrease rising obesity rates through a ban on using food…