WHAT HAPPENED IN THE EARLY 1970s?
What happened in the early 1970s to trigger the obesity and chronic disease epidemic?
A short thread
What happened in the early 1970s to trigger the obesity and chronic disease epidemic?
A short thread
Change of US farm bills 👇
Rise of industrial plant agriculture (esp. corn) 👇
Marketing of nutrient poor plant foods👇
Introduction of processed additives (high fructose corn syrup) into the food chain 👇
Rise of industrial plant agriculture (esp. corn) 👇
Marketing of nutrient poor plant foods👇
Introduction of processed additives (high fructose corn syrup) into the food chain 👇
Why did the farm bills change in the first place?
Who drove this push towards cheap food?
Why did the government intervene in food production and pricing?
Why didn't steak or cattle production increase instead of corn?
Who drove this push towards cheap food?
Why did the government intervene in food production and pricing?
Why didn't steak or cattle production increase instead of corn?
@saifedean provides an answer in this book chapter excerpt
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