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Legal Political and Social Issues of Overweight and Obesity - The Global Politics Of Obesity, Overweight, Obesity, And The Law, Weight-based Discrimination

The politics of obesity demand that we revisit campaign contribution laws and advocate for a government agency—independent of industry—with clear responsibility for matters pertaining to food, nutrition, and health.—Marion Nestle, professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, in "The Ironic Politics of Obesity," Science, vol. 299, no. 781, February 7, 2003

Legal Political and Social Issues of Overweight and Obesity - The Global Politics Of Obesity

Legal Political and Social Issues of Overweight and Obesity - Overweight, Obesity, And The Law

Legal Political and Social Issues of Overweight and Obesity - Weight-based Discrimination

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