For the first time in our nation's history, the federal government put real food at the center of the American diet and protein in the center of the American plate. For decades, Washington lied to Americans. They told us that real food was no better than ultra processed food. That claim defied science. It ignored common sense and it betrayed American families. It justified hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies for ultra processed products fueled by nationwide health … (10:13–10:21)
CLAIM
Asserts that Washington misled Americans about the nutritional value of real food versus ultra-processed food.
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