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governmental subsidizing of energy dense foods  

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  • Subsidies are payments from the government to food producers intended to keep the price of various foods constant. In 2005, the U.S. government spent $23 billion on farm subsidies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Governmental Subsidizing of Energy Dense Foods]

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