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Obesity

Weight, obesity and the policies around it; diets in general file under Diet and nutrition.

Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

2 public ChatShows on Obesity

• Should Medicare Cover Weight-Loss Drugs, and How Would It Pay for Them? If Medicare covered anti-obesity medications like GLP-1 drugs for all enrollees at a set monthly price, should Congress fund that expansion from the existing Part D budget or from new taxes on sugary drinks, and what should it expect the program to cost over the first five years? 2 heads · 20 min · 5.1
• Should England Fund School Meals or Tax Sugary Milkshakes First? Where do policymakers in England, given that a fifth of children leave primary school with obesity, should prioritise spending: a sugar levy extension to all sweetened drinks and milkshakes, or free school meals and cooking lessons for every pupil in the most deprived areas? 2 heads · 25 min · 5.3

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