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Commentary discusses obesity's causes and solutions in the US, implying a need for actionable policy changes.
What led to the current obesity epidemic in the US and how it can be addressed are discussed by JAMA Senior Editor Derek C. Angus, MD, MPH, and Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, Paulette Goddard Professor and professor emerita at New York University, for the Healthy Dialogue podcast.
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