Obesity rates in the United States have increased considerably over the past three decades, now affecting one in six children ages 10-17. Meanwhile, at least 10 percent of our entire population has suffered from food insecurity—a lack of consistent access to food—every year for the past two decades.
These high rates have been the norm for so long that they may appear inevitable. They are not. Our policy choices have brought us here, but they can also chart a different path.
The above is an excerpt of a piece originally published in The Hill.
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