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How to fight America's obesity epidemic

By Richard A. Daynard and Mark Gottlieb
January 8, 2009

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Public health, unlike the banking, insurance, or auto industries, cannot be bailed out. Prevention is the only viable option. That's why an aggressive federal approach to obesity is needed. (Full article: 520 words)

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