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Have our genes completely changed in 60 years?

By Conn Carroll
Published January 24, 2023 6:53pm ET
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Have our genes completely changed in 60 years?
A new report finds that the U.S. has the highest percentage of people who are obese. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) | Rogelio V. Solis

President Joe Biden recently appointed Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford to be on the Department of Agriculture’s 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which is scheduled to issue new dietary guidelines for the public in 2025.

Stanford was recently seen on 60 Minutes this year promoting weight loss drugs sold by pharmaceutical companies that advertise on 60 Minutes. The thrust of Lesley Stahl’s report was that the federal government should start paying for everyone’s weight loss drugs.

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