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New op/ed piece on the cost of food from Mark Bittman
Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? |
The “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. As I write in the Sunday Review, chips really aren’t cheaper than broccoli. It’s a myth. So what’s stopping people from eating more healthfully?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html
