Habit Forming | How Big Tobacco Spoiled Our Food | RegWatch
October 11, 2024 by regulatorwatch.com
Habit Forming | How Big Tobacco Spoiled Our Food | RegWatch
When big tobacco controlled these food giants, rates of obesity, diabetes, and other diet-related diseases surged across the West. This has led many to ask: Did big tobacco apply its expertise in making cigarettes more addictive to the engineering of processed foods? Joining us today to explore this question is Dr. Tera Fazzino, Associate Director of the Cofrin Logan Center for Addiction Research and Treatment at the University of Kansas. Her ground-breaking research into “hyper-palatable” foods sheds light on how big tobacco may have spoiled the American food supply.