[WATCH]: TEDxHarvardLaw - DavidLudwig - Diet Technology and Chronic Disease

The causes of obesity are multifactorial, but one development has contributed inordinately: the replacement of whole foods by ultra-processed products. Promoted under the auspices of convenience, ultra-processed products have driven profits for commodity manufacturers and the fast food/snack food industry. However, over the long-term, chronic diseases associated with an excessively processed diet will have enormous cost in terms of human suffering and economic losses. Ultimately, the obesity epidemic can be viewed as a disease of technology with a simple, but politically difficult solution. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like

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