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The greater the concentration of fast-food options, the more likely people are to eat there when they are not at home.
Meat alternatives have built a strong portfolio of proven health claims. Beyond Meat, in particular, has made it the centerpiece of its recent messaging efforts. But decades of efforts to shift Americans' diet in a better direction have largely failed — and new research shines a light on one of the reasons why.
Researchers at University of Southern California, Northeastern University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that, if food processors and public health…