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Global Obesity Battle: What You Eat and How You Think

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Obesity worldwide has tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization, and it's not just a problem in high-income countries such as the United States. A growing number of people are being diagnosed as overweight and obese in low- and middle-income countries. Being overweight has been connected to more deaths globally than being underweight. VOA's Elizabeth Lee looks at the reasons and a solution that starts with the mind.

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