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by toomuchtodo 1003 days ago
Indeed, its popularity was an artifact of mid 20th century ag industry marketing and influence over the USDA (food pyramid and school lunch guidelines), as well as ag industry subsides.

Poor health outcomes are a direct result of these subsides.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7690710/