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The tobacco companies bought all the food companies in the 80s and 90s and figured out how to make food "hyper-palatable (addictive)," by combining sugar (HFCS)
by Clubber 2y ago
The tobacco companies bought all the food companies in the 80s and 90s and figured out how to make food "hyper-palatable (addictive)," by combining sugar (HFCS), salt (sodium) and fat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/19/addiction-foods-hyperpalatable-tobacco/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/09/19/addiction...
- mixmastamyk 2y agoDid not know this. Looks like they were diversifying income. Looked it all up on wikipedia, and appears they've divested it again.