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What is obesity?

Mia Nacamulli · TED

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Obesity is an escalating global epidemic. It substantially raises the probability of diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, and cancer. But what is the distinction between being overweight and being obese? And how does a person become obese? Mia Nacamulli explores obesity. [Directed by Kozmonot Animation Studio, narrated by Pen-Pen Chen, music by WORKPLAYWORK and Cem Misirlioglu].

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Mia Nacamulli
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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