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The average US diet is a direct result of lobbying and government action based on such lobbying, as it is visible if you go almost anywhere else, including poor
by mlinhares 3y ago
The average US diet is a direct result of lobbying and government action based on such lobbying, as it is visible if you go almost anywhere else, including poorer countries like the US neighbors in Latin America.
- seizethecheese 3y ago“Direct result”? I mean, sure it has a big effect, but supply and demand matter. For example, do you think Americans developed a taste for avocados due to lobbying?
- J_Shelby_J 3y agoNo, but the USDA made the food pyramid. The USDA represents agricultural interests. It does not represent consumers interests. That and the myriad of agricultural subsidies and especially corn subsides. Most Americans are above 50% corn… the same way my cat is made of water and cat food. Whether though consuming it directly or through meat and dairy fed on corn. The end result has been the SAD as we know it: food that’s cheap and profitable but unhealthy.