A highly publicized 1978 trial in California brought up the influence of heavy ingestion of junk food on mental state. the defense of the accused, Dan white, was referred to as the Twinkie defense.
The term "Twinkie defense" was first used by the media in 1978 during coverage of the murder trial of Dan White, who was accused of shooting Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk to death.
Dan White's case was that his depression, one of its symptoms being a shift away from a balanced diet toward Twinkies and other sweet foods, caused him to have impaired capacity. That is why media termed Twinkie defense for him.
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