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Edward D. Melillo

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College

A John Deere combine harvests a healthy crop of soybeans in Autumn/near Northland, Minnesota. (Richard Hamilton Smith/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

How soybeans took over the American diet – without anyone noticing

Edward D. Melillo