From: Inside Story
Can the global march of obesity be stopped?
Experts predict a billion people will be obese by 2025, but stopping the crisis may take more than a change in diets.
10 Oct 2015
Experts predict a billion people will be obese by 2025, but stopping the crisis may take more than a change in diets.
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