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“Every year, the average American eats as much as 33 pounds of cheese. That's up to 60,000 calories and 3,100 grams of saturated fat. So why do we eat so much cheese? Mainly it's because the government is in cahoots with the processed food industry. And instead of responding in earnest to the health crisis, they've spent the past 30 years getting people to eat more. This is the story of how we ended up doing just that.”

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Michael Moss is an American investigative journalist recognized for his reporting on food and agriculture. Born on December 16, 1955, Moss has made significant contributions to the understanding of the food industry, particularly through his book 'Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us', which examines the methods employed by food companies to make their products irresistible. more

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