Real Food Revolution - Ryan Tim
Real Food Revolution - Ryan Tim We Americans love our food. Our fertile farmlands and the abundance and variety of our agricultural output are the envy of the world. It's part of what has made this…
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Real Food Revolution - Ryan Tim
We Americans love our food. Our fertile farmlands and the abundance and variety of our agricultural output are the envy of the world. It's part of what has made this nation great.
But as our population and economy has boomed in the last century and we concentrated in cities, we industrialized our food system--with food coming far from home and processed multiple times. For most of our history, we lived close to the land, food was accessed locally, and we processed it in our own kitchens. As foods rich in natural taste declined, we relied on high amounts of added sugar, fat, and salt to entice our palates.
And it has taken a toll: our soil is polluted, our practices are unsustainable, and our health problems, including everything from allergy-related disease to obesity, are on the rise. This has all contributed to historic levels of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and other causes of