The Dark Side of The Food Industry: How The Standard Diet Is Making Us Sick & Fat
Mark Hyman
Apr 24, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Choose Canadian Froot Loops for safer ingredients
The Froot Loops sold in the US contain multiple artificial dyes and BHT that are not included in the superior, safer version the same company sells in Canada.
Drive rapid change in food industry through consumer action
The fastest way to change the food industry is through consumer action, as even a 5% drop in sales over a few quarters would force a company like Kellogg's to change immediately.
Combat loneliness to reduce mortality risk equivalent to smoking
Loneliness is the greatest predictor of early death and has a comparable mortality risk to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Challenge America's GRAS principle for safer food choices
The US food system operates on a 'Generally Recognized As Safe' (GRAS) principle, where new ingredients are considered innocent until proven guilty, unlike Europe's more cautious approach.
Hold Kellogg's accountable for broken food dye promise
In 2015, Kellogg's publicly pledged to remove all artificial food dyes by 2018, but then quietly removed the pledge from their website and continued to use them.
Choose less processed foods for better health like in the 1970s
People in the 1970s were healthier despite eating burgers and fries because the food was far less processed, with McDonald's fries then fried in beef tallow instead of containing 19 ingredients like they do today.
Implement warning labels for harmful food dyes to protect children
In Europe, products with certain artificial food dyes require a warning label, similar to cigarettes, stating they may impair children's learning and cause behavioral disorders.
Address metacrisis by transforming food systems for holistic health
We are in a metacrisis where our physical health, mental health, and planetary health are all declining simultaneously, largely driven by our food system.
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