On: U.S. maternal death rate increasing at an alarming rate

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Basically every healthcare professional has been saying it out loud for decades. Its proxy, body mass index (BMI), is on every checklist and some city level political leaders have even been able to tax beverages with sugar.

The Obamas, and Michelle Obama specifically, addressed it directly (14 years ago):

https://letsmove.obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/