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Article: Blaming farmers won't solve obesity problem.(Letter)(Letter to the Editor)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- June 7, 2004
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Our nation's obesity problem has drawn a lot of attention lately. Some of the spotlight has been on the fact that consumers should eat a variety of foods and exercise regularly. A few misguided rays, however, search for someone else to blame. Some have gone so far as to blame America's farm and ranch families for producing food that is too affordable and too available.
Rather than thank farmers for producing abundant, affordable food so that most of us will never know the pangs of true hunger, some have blamed farmers for the obesity trend. They also say federal programs that help stabilize the farm economy encourage farmers to overproduce. All that blaming ...