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Chris Dodd: “I don't think there's any argument that obesity is not one of the causes of four chronic illnesses we are grappling…”

On the recordJune 11, 2009
I don't think there's any argument that obesity is not one of the causes of four chronic illnesses we are grappling with.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd emphasizes the link between obesity and chronic illnesses.

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