Economy, International: U.S. launches trade war
Starts high tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico; both countries retaliate with tariffs of their own.
Nutrition: Vitamin deficiencies increased by 10x over 20 years
Iron and vitamin B deficiency, especially B-12 and folate, have led to a sharp rise in NHS hospital admissions.
Nutrition: Some think modern nutrition science is mostly junk science
There is a widespread consensus that much modern nutrition science is junk science producing nonsense recommendations.
Automation: Wendy’s introduces FreshAI
More automation comes to restaurants.
Demographics: Mean age of parents, at childbirth
Parents' average age at birth of a child has been rising.