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New study estimates how many people are underweight, have obesity

Published March 5, 2024 at 5:52 AM PST

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with STAT’s Elaine Chen about a new estimate that more than a billion people have obesity worldwide.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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