> Food went from being very expensive (people actually died of starvation not that long ago!) to being so cheap that obesity is a major epidemic among the poor.

> Food went from being very expensive (people actually died of starvation not that long ago!) to being so cheap that obesity is a major epidemic among the poor. Food being cheap is not the reason for the obesity epidemic. It's because food has become of such poor quality. Also, it is engineered to cause you to overeat. Otherwise, I agree with your overall point.