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3 Keynote Address
Pages 9-12

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... In further relating the importance of nutrition to public policy, Kessler shared a personal quote from a news interview: "In times of public health crisis, let the politicians move to the background. Let your scientists … lead the process.
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... In closing, Kessler called for a new investment in robust independent science as "likely to be one of the most cost-effective approaches to address the poor health, spiraling health cost, declining quality of military recruits, and other pressing societal and sustainability challenges for the U.S."
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... FIGURE 3-1  Risk of cardiovascular disease as reported in meta-analysis of Mendelian randomization studies. SOURCES: Presented by David Kessler on February 28, 2020.
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