U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher warns that obesity, if left untreated, may soon cause as many deaths as smoking.

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Everett Koop, surgeon general in the Reagan administration, and Dr. David Satcher, surgeon general during the Clinton administration, also testified.

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After all, it was the clarion call by President Clinton's Dr. David Satcher that prompted much of our current focus on obesity.

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Although its opponents feel irradiating meat is dangerous, "The CDC feels that the irradiation of foods is both effective and safe, " said Dr. David Satcher of the CDC.

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