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Soda taxes in localities such as Philadelphia have only increased the number of shoppers willing to drive outside the city limits to purchase their sugary soft drinks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Beltway Confidential

Seattle’s soda tax experiment is doomed to failure

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According to a copy of President Trump's New York driver's license, he is 6-foot-2, but in a September 2016 letter, Trump's longtime physician wrote that Trump's height was 6-foot-3 and that he weighed 236 pounds. The latter combination makes his body mass index 4 pounds short of
Healthcare

Trump lied about his height to dodge ‘obese’ category: Book

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Michael Bloomberg wasted $10 million trying to convince Chicago-area Cook County to keep its soda tax
Beltway Confidential

Michael Bloomberg wasted $10 million trying to convince Chicago-area Cook County to keep its soda tax

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In this Monday, July 13, 2015 photo, an obese woman, left, walks in New York. One-third of American adults and one in six children are now obese, although an annual report released Thursday by two nonprofit groups found that rates could be stabilizing. The report noted that 25 states had obesity rates above 30 percent. In 2000, no state had a rate above 25 percent. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Washington Secrets

Obesity epidemic at new high, costs $150B a year, hurts military recruiting

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Former first lady Michelle Obama smiles while speaking at the Partnership for a Healthier American 2017 Healthier Future Summit in Washington, Friday, May 12, 2017. Despite her anti-childhood obesity initiative, kids are still fat. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Washington Secrets

Obesity becomes worldwide epidemic, US is the fattest

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Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., said the increase in the number of overweight kids is a sign that more education about food and nutrition is needed at school. (AP Photo/ Kathleen Foody)
Education

Democrats demand more ‘nutrition education’ in public schools to fight obesity

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Soccer is far superior to football in its service of fitness. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Beltway Confidential

Soccer is way better than football, it isn’t even close

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Healthcare

Michelle Obama on kids complaining about school meals: ‘We are the adults in the room’

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Speaking at a summit in Washington, Clinton credited the group holding the event, the Partnership for a Healthier America, for teaming with private companies to tackle childhood obesity, though he said he understood why fights could be more
Healthcare

Bill Clinton pushes cooperation, not fighting, to battle social issues

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Vivek Murthy said healthcare spending has focused too much on treatment.
Healthcare

Surgeon general stresses prevention

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