Because getting unhealthy foods out of that program, if you're at the bottom quartile of income, you're almost twice as likely to obese as you're at the top quartile and diabetic. And. And it's costing people their productivity, their quality of life. It's costing the American taxpayer more money through Medicare, Medicaid and other health services that we provide. And I just would say we talked about kids. I want to give you a moment to just share a thought. In 2022 we had a shortage of infant formula. (04:36–04:44)
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