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Today on Boston Public Radio: Boston Medical Center physician and Massachusetts state Rep. Jon Santiago discussed the impact of the opioid crisis on Boston communities, and his thoughts on addressing it. Dr. Aaron Bernstein, pediatrician at Harvard's School of Health, discussed the effects of climate change on young people's health, and its potential influence on their climate activism. Steve Hoffman, chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, spoke about Massachusetts' growing recreational pot industry and the future of vaping in Massachusetts. We opened the lines to callers to hear their thoughts on Thursday’s House Intelligence Committee’s hearing.

Dr. Liana Del Gobbo of Harvard's School of Public Health discusses the review, “Circulating and dietary magnesium and risk of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies,” published in the July 2013 issue of AJCN.

Moritz Bacher, graduate student at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has developed an algorithm to turn video game avatars into action figures with the help of a 3D printer.

Guest: Frank Sacks, MD Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Dr. Frank Sacks, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and professor of cardiovascular disease prevention in the nutrition department at Harvard's School of Public Health, gives us an update on the long-standing debate about weight loss. New evidence from Dr. Sacks' research tells us that the specifics of macronutrient consumption appear to matter less than general calorie reduction. Yet many folks who did lose weight during this trial gained it back after its conclusion. So what's next? Can we find ways to tailor calorie-reducing diets to the preferences of each patient, or is large-scale gastric surgery the next best option for reversing our obesity epidemic? Dr. Larry Kaskel hosts. Brought to you by: