04 Jun Why Are Twinkies Cheaper Than Carrots? Tell Congress to Stop Subsidizing Obesity
When you know better you do better, right? The short video below shows how government subsidies are responsible for the obesity epidemic plaguing our nation. As you can see, there is very little is going to fruits and vegetables, which we all know is the key to good health.
Please sign and share this important letter supporting the healthy food amendment to the farm bill: http://buff.ly/LuIJpE
Photo: Physicians for Responsible Medicine
To learn more about what you can do, check out this recent article by John Robbins, Author, ‘The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less. In it he suggests the following:
- Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask for your senators’ and/or representative’s office. Tell them the Farm Bill should invest in food that is healthy for people and the earth. Tell them that instead of cutting support for nutrition, conservation and anti-hunger programs, they should cut crop insurance programs that only benefit the largest and wealthiest agribusiness operations.
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is one of many organizations doing brilliant work on this issue in the U.S. Find out more and sign up to take action here.
- Educate yourself by reading books like No Happy Cows. You’ll learn how to protect yourself in an age of predatory marketing. And your body will thank you for the rest of your life.
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