> The TV dinner generation (1950s-1980s) didn't have the same problem with obesity. Subsidizing corn -> way too much corn -> dirt cheap sugar (HFCS) is a fairl

> The TV dinner generation (1950s-1980s) didn't have the same problem with obesity. Subsidizing corn -> way too much corn -> dirt cheap sugar (HFCS) is a fairly new problem. Today's processed food contains too much sugar, because it's the cheapest way to add some taste. The "low fat" and "no fat" variations, where fat is often replaced by sugar, also made things much worse.