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#1536 Your Food Choices Are Not Your Food Choices
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Air Date 1/11/2023
Today, we take a look at the way unscientific guidelines, government subsidies, corporate propaganda, cultural context, capitalism, community stigma, and many actively and loudly wallowing in ignorance have shaped your personal food choices.
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