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More people around the world now have obesity than suffer from starvation.
This indicates a need for urgent public health interventions to address obesity.
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More people around the world now have obesity than suffer from starvation thanks to our modern food system.
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From Dearth to Excess: The Rise of Obesity in an Ultra-Processed Food System
Kevin D. Hall · Preprints.org · 2023
DOI 10.20944/preprints202303.0107.v1
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