A highly publicized 1978 trial in California brought up the influence of heavy ingestion of junk food on a person's mental state. The defense of the accused, Dan White, was referred to as the:

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The defense argued that Dan White's consumption of junk food, including Twinkies, was evidence of his depression, which they claimed diminished his responsibility for the murders of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. This argument became famously known as the "Twinkie defense."

A Highly Publicized 1978 Trial in California Brought Up the Influence