A Tale of Two Food Systems

In the US we spend $1.6T each year on food, and between $500B and $1T on healthcare related to poor nutrition. My recent discussions with leading insurance companies suggest the health care cost might be as high as $1.9T per year. The Lancent reports that 1 in 5 deaths are related to poor diet.

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