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Video | Nutrition

Dead Wrong: Why Do the Poor Eat Worse?

The poor eat crisps while the rich feast on crispy vegetables. This is because the poor often live in food deserts, far from supermarkets. Obesity and disease, because of a market failure. Dead Wrong.

Johan Norberg — Apr 25, 2018

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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