Another excellent opinion piece by Mark Bittman. He suggests taxing junk food (soda in particular) and subsidizing fruits and vegetables (instead of the current subsidization of corn and soy, both of which are used in highly processed foods and soda). His argument is highly convincing for its exploration of the many predicted benefits to America's financial and physical health, and the use of tobacco as a precedent for his propositions.
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July 23, 2011
By Mark Bittman
"What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Yes, it's SAD.)..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24bittman.html
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