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Emma lives in France. She wakes up in a country where junk food advertising to children is controlled . At school, she eats a nutritious lunch— half of which must come from locally sourced ingredients . The chemicals in her food are more strictly monitored; France bans many food additives that are still allowed in American products. When she gets home, she’s not bombarded by algorithm-driven social media designed to maximize engagement through addictive content.

Madison lives in Ohio. She wakes up to a breakfast, marketed directly to her through cartoon characters, packed with sugar and artificial additives. At school, she can buy snacks from a vending m

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