Jeffrey Koplan
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Jeffrey Koplan
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As obesity rates continue to grow at epidemic proportions in this country, the net effect will be dramatic increases in related chronic health conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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I think there's a lot of speculation out there that really isn't pertinent or relevant to this investigation at hand.
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Young people need to know that they can significantly reduce their risk of getting skin cancer later if they start protecting their skin from the sun now.
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The evidence is stacking up that indicates it is not environmental,
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The continuing epidemic of obesity is a critical public health concern. As a nation, we need to respond as vigorously to this epidemic as we do to an infectious disease epidemic.
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We have to provide vaccinations in places where people are being killed daily in armed conflict, ... In some of the countries we're working in, there are the worst natural disasters going on -- cyclones, floods, typhoons -- and yet the eradication effort is continuing on a daily basis.