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Dec 2022
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How Food Subsidies Keep Ultraprocessed F...

Dr. Mark Hyman
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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, InsideTracker, and Essentia.   Subsidizing food has been a practice in the US government for a very long time; we’ve subsidized sugar since 1790 and wheat, corn, and soy since 1933. All four of these foods, also known as commodity crops, are mainstay ingredients found in the ultra-processed foods driving chronic ... Show More
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