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Gluten-sensitive liberals? Investigating the stereotype suggests food fads unite us all

  • Written by Trey Malone, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Michigan State University
Lots of common foods tend to be full of gluten.Ezume Images/Shutterstock.com

Sitting down for a family feast, do you need to gird yourself for battle in the ongoing sociopolitical culture war? In today’s hyperpartisan United States, common food products have become proxies for conservative and liberal values. Meat-eating Republicans versus qui...

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