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Mark Bittman

The sad thing is, when it comes to diet, is that even when well-intentioned Feds try to do right by us, they fail. Either they're outvoted by puppets of agribusiness, or they are puppets of agribusiness.

Mark Bittman

Diet

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Mark Bittman is saying that government officials who want to improve our diets often cannot succeed because powerful agribusiness interests influence or control them. This means that policies meant to help people eat better are blocked or shaped to benefit big agricultural companies instead.

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