Major producers may lose the echo-chamber debate in the short run, but convincing the public about food safety and the importance and healthy qualities of most processed foods is an endless marathon, not a sprint.

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Solid evidence is mounting that much of this deterioration is the result of current (and past) unsustainable agricultural practices which, in the short run, have prevented food shortages.

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