We cannot continue to ignore the obesity epidemic and its impact on our ability to fight threats like COVID-19.
![A man with excessive weight rests on a sidewalk July 5, 2021 in New York City. Obesity in the United States is a major health issue often causing early deaths and numerous diseases, specifically increased risk of certain types of cancer, heart attacks and strokes. [Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Image]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1327880374-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Shyam Biswal
Professor of environmental health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland
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Shyam Biswal is a professor of environmental health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. His research deals with mechanisms of environmental determinants of chronic diseases
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