How Ultra-Processed Food Came to Dominate Our Diets
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The Cost of Plastic Snacks in Schools
Mina Kim: I do quite a lot of volunteer work at my daughter's elementary school and through the state of California, all students are eligible to receive free breakfast and free lunch. She says she is horrified by the fact that 95% of what it serves is ultra processed. Marisa Lagos: The most affected people by this crisis are indigenous communities, people of color, who without addresses, most vulnerable and especially children. All demographics, all ethnicities and both all genders are gaining weight, although at differential rates,. Mina Kim: No one is escaping this onslaught.
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