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How’d we get so fat so fast? Fifth in a Series: Food & Politics and the 2012 Elections

By: John Verlinden/TRT Cuisine Writer– We’re in the midst of an epidemic in America. Two-thirds of us, 190 million people, are overweight. More than a third of adults are obese, and one in six children is obese. It’s a growing concern. Since 1980, adult obesity has more than doubled, while obesity among children and adolescents [...]