The case of tobacco-owned food corporations

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A significant portion of emerging health challenges in the US relate to foods consumed. Recent research has indicated increasing concern about an array of ultra-processed foods and food additives, many of which are unnecessary and often discouraged or even band in other developed nations. This video provides understanding of how big tobacco continued to mass produce products that were known to harm health, its marketing tactics, and its entry into food industries helps reveal new patterns of profit acquisition at the expense of human health.