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Changing food habits and the art of self-persuasion

Changing food habits and the art of self-persuasion

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Miguel Ferreira
Jun 19, 2020
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It's super hard to change people's behavior.

During World War II the U.S government shipped meat overseas to feed the soldiers fighting in WWII. Unfortunately this had two unintended consequences. This raised the cost of meat in America. And Americans started eating less meat.

Later, America also started facing a shortage of popular high-protein foods.

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