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Government funds for processed foods and soft drinks are increasing risk of heart disease Government-subsidized groceries are making Americans fat, a new study claims. Billions of dollars are poured into the farming industry each year to lower the cost of basic foods like corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, dairy and livestock. But these products are often made into foods that increase obesity and risk of heart disease such as high-fat processed foods, high-calorie juices, and soft drinks with high-fructose corn syrup. The more people eat of foods made with subsidized commodities, the more likely they are to be obese, have abnormal cholesterol and high blood sugar, according to a report in JAMA Internal Medicine. So its a Catch-22 for poorer people... the foods they can afford are not very healthy, and the healthier foods are not subsidized. And if health bills mount up for them, it is government who often foots the health bill too.... See http://ift.tt/29uOhX0