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The (Weirdly Crooked) History of the Food Pyramid
The (Weirdly Crooked) History of the Food Pyramid
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Length:
46 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Nutrition is a big deal -- across the United States, tons of kids learned the basics of nutrition through a handy infographic called the 'Food Pyramid,' which laid out how much of a given food group the average person should consume. But there's much, much more to the story than what you'd see in the average textbook. Join Ben, Noel and Max as they dive into the story of the food pyramid -- and how big business successfully, time and time again, went up against science to make sure consumers kept, well, consuming.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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