Food trends in Brazil

A recent NY Times cover story about food trends in Brazil speaks to many of the issues you're exploring in this course. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/16/health/brazil-obesity-nestle.html (copy the link and go to the google search engine and paste the link in order to prevent having to subscribe to NY Times, on the search results you should find the article and not have to subscribe) View the embedded video within the NY Times article as well: " How Junk Food is Transforming Brazil" Through the assistance of global corporate marketing campaigns, the intentional spread of the western fast food diet to DEVELOPING nations may put this week's treatment of the start of the food chain--cereal grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables, in perspective. Question to answer: How far have developing nations come from their RECENT primarily grain, pulse and vegetable diets, and with what health consequences, as they start consuming more western fast food? What other countries are following this trend line? Look at the map in the NY Times article for directions.