How do you make obesity?
Audio 48:30
Thirteen percent of adults are obese worldwide, a figure that could reach 20% by 2025. Paul ELLIS, Robyn BECK, Ronaldo SCHEMIDT / AFP
By: Emmanuelle Bastide
50 mins
One in ten people in the world is obese - three times more than 50 years ago.
It is a new fact, obesity kills more than starvation.
What are the responsibilities of manufacturers, food marketing, public authorities?
Publicity
With:
- Yves Leers, journalist, specializing in ecological and climate issues.
Author of
The Obesity Factory
(Éditions Buchet / Chastel)
- Olivier Andrault
, in charge of the Agriculture and Food Mission at
UFC Que Choisir, the
main consumer defense association.
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