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Obesity

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The Impact of Food Policy on Health

Obesity has increased from about 100 million adults to about 764 million. Type 2 diabetes is also up fivefold in the last 40 years. There are no countries that are untouched by this problem, he says. Low-income people and those with poor education tend to have highest burden of health issues.

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