leighelse{} on Nostr: Big food is using tobacco industry strategies to fight the emerging consensus that ...

Big food is using tobacco industry strategies to fight the emerging consensus that ultra processed food is a key cause of obesity and malnutrition. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/deny-denounce-delay-the-battle-over-the-risk-of-ultra-processed-foods/

"The industry has responded with a ferocious campaign against regulation. In part it has used the same lobbying playbook as its fight against labeling and taxation of “junk food” high in calories: big spending to influence policymakers."