December 12, 2018, Updated April 16, 2020

For World Obesity Day on October 11, ISRAEL21c looked at 10 Israeli innovations contributing to preventing, understanding and treating obesity, one of the biggest killers of the modern world due to the diseases it causes. Among them are a drug that melts body fat and a nasal insert that curbs appetite.

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Jason Harris

Jason Harris

Executive Director