Addiction by Design: How Big Tobacco’s Playbook Supercharged the Obesity Crisis

Did you know the food in your pantry shares a hidden history with cigarettes? The same corporations that still profit from tobacco once owned some of America’s biggest food brands — and they brought the same marketing strategies that made cigarettes addictive into the world of processed foods. From engineered flavor combinations to campaigns targeting kids and cultural groups, their influence supercharged the obesity crisis that persists today.

The result is a pattern of consumption that has contributed to obesity, chronic disease and long-term public health challenges. Learn how Big Tobacco’s playbook made its way from cigarettes to chips — and what you can do to take back control of your health.