@inthehands @npr @MisuseCase While NPR can hardly be considered "mass media", it certainly has wider distribution than the BMJ and source content like research papers. It feels irresponsible for NPR to NOT even make a single mention of #economic drivers of #poverty and poor #health outcomes with respect to diet.

An @npr article on the link between diets high in processed foods and negative #health conditions fails to mention the socioeconomic angle: cheap, ultraprocessed foods are more economically accessible -- especially in food deserts -- and disproportionately affect the population by #economic strata. Many of the health consequences listed are rather more likely a result of economic disparity.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/18/1238939706/ultra-processed-food-junk-food-disease-cancer-anxiety-depression-diet