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America’s Obesity Crisis: Dr. Explains Problem Plaguing 75% of U.S. Adults
A new Biden proposal for coverage of obesity drugs by Medicare and Medicaid coincides with a report finding that 75% of American adults are overweight or obese. The numbers have been trending upward since 1990. Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford is an obesity medicine physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. As medications like Ozempic become household names, Stanford joins the show to discuss.
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