The sneaky economics of healthwashing
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NPR News investigates the economics of healthwashing — how food companies deploy labels like 'organic' and 'high protein' to command premium prices while potentially misleading consumers. The story explores why these marketing ploys work so effectively on our brains and how to avoid the extra cost.
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/08/04/g-s1...
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