Is it Fair to Portray Big Food as the New Big Tobacco?

The Lancet Commission on Obesity blames a growth-focused sector for a food system that stuffs the global populations on empty calories while misusing land, energy and other resources. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

Feb 19, 2019

The Lancet Commission on Obesity blames a growth-focused sector for a food system that stuffs the global populations on empty calories while misusing land, energy and other resources. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

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