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The three biggest threats to humanity revealed in Lancet report
Obesity, undernutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, driven by profit motives and policy inertia, top international experts warn.
- Kate Aubusson
- The Age
The Lancet‘s Commission on Obesity has called for a binding plan and trillions of dollars to thwart the dangers of unsustainable agricultural production, transport, urban design and land use.
The commission’s stark message comes a week after the EAT-Lancet Commission warned humans must radically change their diets to avert catastrophic damage to the planet.
A $1 billion fund and…