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Packaged food optimization as an industrial, scientific process only really became a thing after WWII. Before that the effects were insignificant at the populat
by nradov 2y ago
Packaged food optimization as an industrial, scientific process only really became a thing after WWII. Before that the effects were insignificant at the population level.
- robbiewxyz 2y agoThousands of years may refer to domestication of e.g. corn.
- skeaker 2y agoThe other reply is correct in that I was speaking to a broader concept than just historically recent industrialization, but yes, that certainly accelerated things too.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoI'd argue that it's a few thousand years old. Humans didn't evolve to live on grains, but for the last few thousand years we've gotten the bulk of our calories from rice & wheat flour.