Big Food also pays for much of the “research” conducted by dietitians and nutrition scientists, they endow faculty positions at universities and colleges, and they influence the content of media. In short, they are everywhere. And they are extremely effective. The great majority of Americans have fallen for their marketing hook, line, and sinker. It’s made even more difficult to ignore when the American Heart Association and other health organizations endorse their products. (The American Heart Association’s heart-check mark stamp of approval, for instance, has been bestowed on more than 800
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