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  3. Alarming trends call for action to define the future role of food in nation’s health
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Published: June 10, 2024

Alarming trends call for action to define the future role of food in nation’s health

New public opinion poll and expert analysis reflect crucial need to make healthy food accessible to avert projected crisis in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs
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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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Nancy Brown, American Heart Association CEO, addresses U.S. health and the future role of food: Averting a crisis at a news conference at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, the birthplace exactly 100 years ago (June 10, 2024) of the American Heart Association, the world’s leading public health  organization focused on heart and brain health for all..

The new opinion poll and expert analysis identify priorities for making healthy food accessible to help prevent sharp increases in cardiovascular disease incidence, costs.

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