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It's also a matter of laziness. Do you buy bread from the store that is made to last for weeks but also eat unhealthy preservatives, or put in the minimal effort to make your own bread?

The amount of animals that the green grasses of American lawns could feed is staggering. Such wasted potential. Tens of millions of people could have a few chickens and get their own fresh eggs quite easily.
Simply boiling fruit in sugar and water and canning it in a mason jar can create your own fresh pies, jelly, syrup and fruit preserves without any weird chemicals or high-fructose corn syrup.
People can make their own food, fries, burgers, desserts with little effort and there aren't any weird chemicals in it.
An entire population getting sick because noone wanted to prepare their own food is staggeringly crazy when you really think about it.
People don't even need soda, you can make your own lemonade/limeade/orangeade quite easily and it's fresh and delicious.
The dental impact of all this junk food and soda is also staggering in the numbers of affected.