Esther Cepeda: Free trade has unhealthy dietary impact

Esther Cepeda: Free trade has unhealthy dietary impact

But many experts point to such deals as force multipliers in poor countries where an influx of cheap calories can quickly become a very expensive national health crisis. Vera Herrera writes: “After visiting the country in 2012, the U.N. Special …

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