> Obesity is driven in part by lack of affordability of vegetables
The main issue with obesity is cheap sugar, and it comes from plants.
The main issue with obesity is cheap sugar, and it comes from plants.
It's processed foods with added sugars/sweeteners that fuel obesity, and the lack of affordable unprocessed vegetables sure directly worsens the situation. In the US corn subsidies in particular are an issue, as they not only fuel obesity via high fructose syrup but also a third of the corn is used as animal feed, serving as an indirect subsidy to the meat industry.