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Stateside: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026

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The Dish with Mercedes Mejia

First, a professor of psychology told us about what our relationship to ultra-processed foods shares with addiction. Plus, we learned how childhood diets in America have been simplified since the 1800s.

GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

  • Ashley Gearhardt, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan and director of Michigan’s Food and Addiction Science and Treatment Lab
  • Helen Zoe Veit, associate professor of history at Michigan State University and author of the new book, "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History"
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