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Surgeon
General Nominee Says Fighting Obesity Will Be Top
Priority
On July
12, 2007 President Bush’s Surgeon General nominee, James W. Holsinger, Jr,
MD, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee. In his testimony,
Dr. Holsinger said that if he is confirmed, “my major priority will be
engaging in an all out fight against the obesity epidemic in
America, and indeed around the
world. Obesity is second only
to smoking as the leading cause of death in the United
States. Its impact on our children is
becoming devastating and if we don’t tackle the issue now its consequences
will be too great to bear.”
Dr.
Holsinger served as Chancellor of the University of Kentucky Medical
Center and currently serves as Kentucky’s Secretary of the Cabinet for
Health and Family Services. To
view Dr. Holsinger's testimony click here.
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