Prof. Pollan blames federal farm program subsidies of corn and soybeans for our obesity, at least in part.
The Newshour had a piece last week on the growing obesity problem in China, which doesn't have the same sort of subsidies. The reasons include the one-child policy (lots of adults to spoil the kids), lots of cars and less exercise, urbanization, fast food. To the best of my knowledge the Chinese don't subsidize corn production.
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