Barry Popkin

Nutrition Epidemiologist, University of North Carolina's Interdisciplinary Obesity Center

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Economist and nutrition epidemiologist who heads the University of North Carolina's Interdisciplinary Obesity Center, and author of The World Is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products that are Fattening the Human Race

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The First Lady and the Surgeon General have joined the Centers for Disease Control in the campaign against obesity , especially among children.

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The First Lady and the Surgeon General have joined the Centers for Disease Control in the campaign against obesity , especially among children.

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The obesity epidemic is old news, but it's not getting better. One-third of young people are so overweight they're at risk of Type-2 Diabetes.

Is Obesity a Problem that's Too Big to Solve?

The obesity epidemic is old news, but it's not getting better. One-third of young people are so overweight they're at risk of Type-2 Diabetes.

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