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http://www.itinerainstitute.org/en/issues/_issue/healthcare/_paper/obesity-is-first-and-foremost-a-social-problem/
Obesity is first and foremost a social problem
19 February 2010
Brieuc Van Damme
Sometimes one hears obese people are responsible for their weight problem, this weight problem for a climate problem, and therefore obese people are responsible for a climate problem. Of course, this syllogism doesn’t make sense, as obesity is a social problem in the first place, says Brieuc Van Damme.
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The Belgian Healthcare system possesses numerous assets, but is also seriously threatened by the new challenges of the 21st century. Even if these challenges are numerous,it is not too late to act.
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