Childhood obesity is at epidemic rates. 'We started seeing weights status change dramatically through the ‘90s and then it became very evident by the early 2000s that something very different was going on.' 'Every single day that I am in clinic, I'm caring for a child with obesity,' Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha says. 'I can probably only find a handful of successful stories where we were able to reverse that obesity.' So the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines. Things like Family counseling, healthier diets.

https://www.publicradioeast.org/2023-01-18/new-guidelines-recommend-early-aggressive-treatment-for-childhood-obesity

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Eighty percent of California's water from the Colorado River is used for agriculture. So, as the river dries up, the first cuts tend to land on farmers. Agriculture economist Richard Howitt thinks to get out of this water crisis California's farmers must make some major changes. 'It will hurt some sectors,' he says. 'We can't disguise that we should face up to it. But when I say hurt, I'm talking about changing the size of the sector with compensation.' Today, On Point : Is targeting the country's food supply the best way out of this Colorado River water crisis ? Guests Tina Shields, water department manager at the Imperial Irrigation District.

https://www.publicradioeast.org/2023-06-12/how-california-agriculture-is-the-problem-and-solution-to-its-colorado-river-water-crisis

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Sign up for the On Point newsletter here.     For the first time in American history, Congress has referred a former president for criminal prosecution. What will the Justice Department do? 'To this day, we do not have that direct link saying that Donald Trump planned in advance this physical attack,' law professor Barbara McQuade said on MSNBC. 'It may be that the Justice Department is able to do that.' Today, On Point: The Jan. 6 committee report and what the Department of Justice may do next. Guests Paula Reid, senior legal affairs correspondent for CNN.

https://www.publicradioeast.org/2022-12-23/the-jan-6-committee-report-and-what-the-doj-may-do-next

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