Episode 27 - "We Need to Stop Arranging Society Around Ridiculous Choices"

Obesity Panacea Podcast

Jul 19, 201120:43Health

In this episode I talk with Michele Simon, public health lawyer and author of Appetite for Profit. Michele argues against partnerships between health researchers and the food industry, and we discuss my recent conversati...

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