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How the U.K. is using Covid to address obesity

Obesity, hypertension, diabetes and other underlying conditions have a big impact on Covid-19 health outcomes. Maybe addressing them now will ease the next pandemic? Politico senior food and agriculture reporter Helena Bottemiller Evich joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the lack of political will to confront diseases related to diet, and why that’s hindering the pandemic response. Her recent article is headlined “Diet-related diseases pose a major risk for Covid-19. But the U.S. overlooks them.”