Tackling Chronic Disease With Credibility, Not Hysteria

Obesity affects 41.9 percent of adults and 20.6 percent of adolescents, fueling diabetes, hypertension, and heart conditions. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

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America faces a growing crisis in chronic disease. Obesity affects 41.9 percent of adults and 20.6 percent of adolescents, fueling diabetes, hypertension, and heart conditions that cost our healthcare system over $400 billion annually. These illnesses cut life expectancy, strain families, and burden communities, demanding serious, evidence-based solutions and a public conversation rooted in facts, not fear.