How obesity could impact our health and economy 20 years from now

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health recently released our annual report, “F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future.” Obesity rates in the United States remain unacceptably high, and the epidemic persists in affecting blacks and Hispanics disproportionately. For the first time, this year’s report examined how the obesity epidemic could impact our future 20 years from now. Ironically, this forecast has made me reflect on the past.

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