fringecar t1_j09fygv wrote
What "unhealthy food" is being produced in the place of "healthy food"? I assume that all food starts out as 100% natural plants, so a loss and bees would not just affect blackberries being available at the grocery store, but also cool ranch chips.
zoinkability t1_j0c6q6j wrote
Not all plants require insect pollination to produce fruit.
For example, corn and most other grains are wind pollinated so they would not be affected by a loss of insect pollinators.
By contrast, most fruits, nuts, and many vegetables that are scientifically part of the fruiting process (tomatoes, squash, beans, etc.) are insect pollinated.
The idea behind this study is that the insect pollinated plants tend to provide healthier, more nutritious food, loss of pollinators causes those foods to be in shorter supply, and as a result people eat less-healthy diets that rely more on non-insect-pollinated foods like grains.
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