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Obesity Is Now Brazil Top Health Risk, Overtaking High Blood Pressure
Obesity has become Brazil's leading health risk, surpassing high blood pressure as the top factor. The data comes from a global disease study published in The Lancet, which attributes the shift to urban lifestyles, reduced physical activity, and processed food consumption.
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