"Hey, the allure of conventional wisdom is strong. Just as it was about eggs and salt and fat and carbs and cholesterol and breakfast."

Study: Nope, ‘food deserts’ probably don’t contribute to obesity

"It’s perfectly rational and obvious that people’s eating habits are built on generations of cultural attitudes combined with income considerations and yes, some availability. But discussing all of those factors doesn’t lend itself to a simple, elegant statist solution like limiting fast-food restaurants in poor neighborhoods via zoning or strong-arming grocery stores into certain areas and out of others with the same tactics.

Hey, the allure of conventional wisdom is strong. Just as it was about eggs and salt and fat and carbs and cholesterol and breakfast."