Friday Favorite: A Political Lesson on the Power of the Food Industry

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  • Опубліковано 16 лис 2024

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  • @BenSlavin
    @BenSlavin 2 місяці тому +24

    I stand with big broccoli!

  • @AndrewPawley11
    @AndrewPawley11 2 місяці тому +19

    I love this channel!

  • @Hyperion1040
    @Hyperion1040 2 місяці тому +21

    Added sugar shoud be regulated as other addictive substances

    • @HybridParentSupport
      @HybridParentSupport 2 місяці тому +1

      Yup. As well as any other substance that creates addictive responses in the brain.

  • @Praisethesunson
    @Praisethesunson 2 місяці тому +11

    Companies know sugar is most addictive legal drug they can still market to children. That's why they do it.

    • @monicasong427
      @monicasong427 2 місяці тому

      It’s fat.
      All animals innately choose more calorie dense foods.
      For example, human children choose peas over bananas.
      Human children are eating fat (All animal products & ultra processed plant oils: palm oil).
      No body sits down to a bowl of sugar- Brands Davis

    • @Praisethesunson
      @Praisethesunson 2 місяці тому

      @@monicasong427 The last 20 years have proven that wrong. Thanks to the anti fat movement adopted by capitalist food production. Fat consumption went down as obesity kept going up.

    • @HybridParentSupport
      @HybridParentSupport 2 місяці тому

      @@monicasong427except cereal? Sugar is life’s chosen molecule. It is definitely NOT fat. I would recheck where you get your information.

    • @HybridParentSupport
      @HybridParentSupport 2 місяці тому

      We should vote with our dollar. Politicians do absolutely nothing for the public.

    • @TravisHowrish-v2c
      @TravisHowrish-v2c Місяць тому

      Drug ? Lmao

  • @dianeladico1769
    @dianeladico1769 2 місяці тому +13

    He's absolutely correct on all points. However, my parents had a superpower to protect me. It was the word 'no'.

    • @contact2001
      @contact2001 2 місяці тому +2

      Lucky you, unfortunately most parents can’t say no to their children anymore as the don’t want their children to be sad or hate their parents, they do not understand that their children would love them more if they were able to say „No“.

    • @dianeladico1769
      @dianeladico1769 2 місяці тому +2

      @@contact2001 I hit the parental lottery, that's for sure. I grew up with 'you're doing (insert healthy/responsible/becoming a productive adult activity) because I love you and this is what's best for you'. I also got a fair dose of 'you can hate me for the rest of your long, happy life and I'm good with that'. And you're absolutely right-I loved them even more for it.
      My parents were never afraid to be parents.

    • @helenhucker346
      @helenhucker346 2 місяці тому +2

      When my children were very young I told them that I didn't have the right pennies for the sugary cereals so we didn't buy them.

  • @sinningcieje
    @sinningcieje 2 місяці тому +9

    I’d love a book on How Not to do Food Policy as well as one on How Not to Give Birth (and be Pregnant).

  • @themovingintosleepmethod
    @themovingintosleepmethod 2 місяці тому

    Great episode! This should be shown to all parents!

  • @sinningcieje
    @sinningcieje 2 місяці тому +17

    I don’t think free speech (especially in terms of paid-for advertising) should outweigh the governmental interest in children/public health.

    • @quintama1007
      @quintama1007 2 місяці тому

      It's not even free speech since you have to pay hefty sum of money to advertise. It's selective free speech at best.

    • @nathansimons9881
      @nathansimons9881 2 місяці тому +4

      I'll do you one better: I don't think lobbying, advertising or marketing of any kind should be considered free speech - it all should be heavily regulated, if not outright banned.

    • @jasonjayalap
      @jasonjayalap 2 місяці тому +1

      And thanks to free speech, you can argue against free speech (and other people can hear it).

  • @jpbowl12x36
    @jpbowl12x36 2 місяці тому +2

    So, i like ketchup, im pissed just about all of them have sugar or fructose or stevia or sucralose...I dont know why?.
    I found 1 brand that doesn't, Primal Kitchen, actually Unsweetened...its like $8 for a small bottle...i cant taste the difference without it, i dont know why someone doesn't come with Unsweetened or Unsalted items and just let ME add it in if i want to!

    • @botzer8817
      @botzer8817 Місяць тому

      Like foods without salt costs much more 😂

  • @rmartin9426
    @rmartin9426 2 місяці тому +1

    As fraught as our system is, gratefully, one could begin to opt out today & make healthier choices for one’s family. I know, because I grew up in a tsunami of sugary cereals & had to extricate myself from the Food Matrix. Now I just go through the cereal aisle to enjoy the pop art & remember my sugar laden childhood.

  • @dianebernier9214
    @dianebernier9214 2 місяці тому +8

    Parents are the buyers.

    • @b.b.
      @b.b. 2 місяці тому +2

      Sure, parents may be the buyers, but framing it as "personal responsibility" is just a way for the system to deflect blame. It ignores the fact that many parents are trapped in a system where they're overworked, underpaid, and barely making ends meet. They're forced to choose low-quality products because that's all they can afford, while corporations profit from their struggles. It’s not about individual choices; it’s about a rigged system that exploits the vulnerable.

    • @b.b.
      @b.b. 2 місяці тому

      They are the ones on whom the wealthy build their fortunes, exploiting them as underpaid labor or consumers of the lowest-quality products that corporations churn out for profit.

    • @dianebernier9214
      @dianebernier9214 2 місяці тому

      @@b.b. I has to be about individual choices, or we have lost the battle. Garbage food is not the only choice. That’s why I hope RFK will shine the light on the food industry.

    • @dianeladico1769
      @dianeladico1769 2 місяці тому

      @@b.b. I get your point and I'm not trying to cause a fuss but oatmeal, rice and beans are inexpensive. Processed junk is far more expensive than good quality whole food. Parents aren't victims; they're making choices based on criteria other than what's the best food to feed their kids. If feeding your family healthy meals is a priority, you find a way to make it happen.

    • @b.b.
      @b.b. 2 місяці тому

      @dianeladico1769, have you ever considered what influences parents' choices? Are their decisions based on knowledge about which foods are truly healthy or unhealthy, or are they primarily driven by factors like availability, convenience, and familiarity-criteria that are heavily shaped by the system?
      This same system dictates not just (presidential) voting preferences but also which wars, invasions, or coups to support, allowing conglomerates like BlackRock to further exploit and strip assets from a country.
      The bottom line is that average people are unable to make informed, healthy choices because their options are constrained and manipulated by monopolies.

  • @AndrewRod-c5v
    @AndrewRod-c5v 2 місяці тому +1

    Need to set up a new world for healthy people !

  • @Cheezwizzz
    @Cheezwizzz 2 місяці тому +2

    I want to know if the breakfast dessert makers allow their own children to eat this poison?

  • @helenhucker346
    @helenhucker346 2 місяці тому +1

    The new UK government is committed to reducing junk food advertising to children on television from October next year. More plans and proposals are expected in the future.

    • @barrydevonshire9749
      @barrydevonshire9749 2 місяці тому

      Dare I even mention wheatabix or shredded wheat. Two fairly healthy cereals in the UK. Thanks keep on campaigning on this

  • @victoriajankowski1197
    @victoriajankowski1197 2 місяці тому

    Just in time for a cereal exec to suggest cereal for dinner to people struggling to buy food!

  • @MKMontgomery-z6f
    @MKMontgomery-z6f 2 місяці тому

    I am on my journey to being. NP. I am always looking for facts to share with future patients to that they have have knowledge tools to make their life choices.

  • @kncwheeler
    @kncwheeler 20 днів тому

    Gotta keep the shareholders happy

  • @nazokashii
    @nazokashii 2 місяці тому +1

    Yikes. Thank you so much

  • @shaykespeeer7040
    @shaykespeeer7040 2 місяці тому +4

    The wealth hoarders insatiable greed is responsible for most of societies problems.

  • @mike.999.s
    @mike.999.s 2 місяці тому +8

    OMG, US politics are sick. Better here in Europe fortunately

    • @b.b.
      @b.b. 2 місяці тому

      Claiming that things are somehow better in Europe, or that the EU is somehow cleaner and purer, free from (capitalist) greed and legalized bribery, is misguided.
      EU leaders, just like their counterparts elsewhere, don't truly care about the average person, even while pretending they do.
      In the U.S., at least the political establishment is more open about who they serve and who funds their political careers.
      After all, imperialist Western Europe exported its corruption and decay to the Americas in the first place.

    • @Evilzombiesquat
      @Evilzombiesquat 2 місяці тому +3

      bro, capitalism is global

    • @HybridParentSupport
      @HybridParentSupport 2 місяці тому

      I just feel so bad for all the kids here who suffer at the hands of insane adults( narcissistic/neurotic specifically). And I’m not the only family who has had all their kids and up developmentally delayed. I really think the petrochemical industry is testing chemicals on us or being used to kill us off over generations. I know our authorities have been and are still tyrannical (I tear up thinking about what we have done to innocent people in the East) but an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

    • @HybridParentSupport
      @HybridParentSupport 2 місяці тому +2

      @@Evilzombiesquatlet’s just call it master and slaves. 😂

  • @HybridParentSupport
    @HybridParentSupport 2 місяці тому

    And I just made rice crispies today. Ugh, now I feel bad. The psychological whip lash is never ending. Oh well, moderation I guess 😑

  • @__-tz6xx
    @__-tz6xx 2 місяці тому

    What happens when you eat 100% dark chocolate, premium olive oil, and pomegranate juice mixed together?

    • @oskariKN25
      @oskariKN25 2 місяці тому +1

      you gag and vomit it out due to the combos horrible taste.

  • @lint8391
    @lint8391 2 місяці тому

    There's been talk of Keir Starmer's Labour Government banning junk food TV adverts before the 9 PM watershed.
    It's something that I've got mixed feelings on. As on the one hand I believe in liberty and freedom. And on the other, junk food is junk food.

  • @sarahjane4908
    @sarahjane4908 2 місяці тому +1

    Probably not a good idea to have your kids watching tv (and commercials)… for multiple reasons

  • @jackschitt6235
    @jackschitt6235 2 місяці тому

    I waited on this guy at Outback Steakhouse last night. He had the ribeye steak.

  • @MusicalMemoryVerses
    @MusicalMemoryVerses 22 дні тому

    Money good. Health bad.😢

  • @danielbrooks5683
    @danielbrooks5683 2 місяці тому +1

    You can’t even get a similar video about Coca Cola on UA-cam.

  • @alexzicker
    @alexzicker 2 місяці тому

    the USA is what it is by design: "there shall be no nobility", it's not an accident

  • @thekevmeister77
    @thekevmeister77 2 місяці тому

    But it says right here in my patented "Kellog's History of the world", native americans taught european developers about the joys and luxury of cereal based breakfasts - the most important meal of the day! The native's brand of cereal, "Rainbow Rocks" of course is no longer available, unfortunately. Are you trying to rob us of our cultural traditions?

  • @Roksolana-h9z
    @Roksolana-h9z 5 годин тому

    Thank you americans for choosing the right president! Kennedy will change this madness!

  • @phillippinter7518
    @phillippinter7518 2 місяці тому +5

    I hate how he never mentions the fact that a cup of natural cows milk has more sugar per cup (lactose, about 12g per cup) than a cup of many sugary breakfast cereals, liquid calories are easy to consume, a typical portion of cereal doesn't weigh much. Milk doesn't have the antioxidants and fiber that fruit does to combat the natural sugar, sugary breakfast cereal usually is pretty low in saturated fat, zero cholesterol and the first ingredient is usually a whole grain. None of that can be said about natural cows milk.

    • @jmarie1959
      @jmarie1959 2 місяці тому +8

      Well, the doctor advocates a vegan diet. So he would never advocate drinking cows milk either.....

    • @debbiefodor7088
      @debbiefodor7088 2 місяці тому +10

      @@phillippinter7518 How is this at all relevant? The video is about breakfast cereal, not cow’s milk.

    • @debbiefodor7088
      @debbiefodor7088 2 місяці тому +3

      This is an absolute disgrace! How can people live with themselves when they prioritise money over the health of the nation’s children?

    • @lint8391
      @lint8391 2 місяці тому +2

      Dr Greger advises drinking Soya milk over cows milk.

    • @contact2001
      @contact2001 2 місяці тому

      @@debbiefodor7088well they are just greedy and don’t care about the health of their customers children, but the government which you elected should, but again apparently those politicians want eventually a high paid board member job, why don’t the voters demand a stop of politicians ever being able to get any job in the industry is beyond me. But this is the reality greed is almost everywhere.

  • @rambleon2011
    @rambleon2011 Місяць тому

    Vote MAHA/MAGA for the health of our citizens, nation and world.

    • @NumberOne1One1
      @NumberOne1One1 Місяць тому

      😂😂😂I can't tell if this is a bit or not but either way I Love it 😂

  • @KJSvitko
    @KJSvitko 2 місяці тому +2

    Processed food manufacturers need to hear from consumers that less ADDED chemicals, sugar, oil and salt is wanted in their food products.
    Why is there so much ADDED sugar in everything, even bread. That's just crazy
    Email, text, tweet or phone your favorite producer of poison and let them know consumers want less salt, oils and sugars in their products.
    Let their customer service department know that all the extra added salt, oil and sugar is not necessary or desired and is causing health issues.
    Reduce or eliminate highly processed food from your diet if you can.

  • @adiposerex5150
    @adiposerex5150 2 місяці тому +2

    Nobody is forced to buy these junk cereals. Oatmeal is always available and just add raisins if you need them.

  • @CRM-114
    @CRM-114 2 місяці тому +30

    As long as we have capitalism, nothing will change.

    • @Libertasphere
      @Libertasphere 2 місяці тому

      Wrong. Its crony capitalism that must be abolished.

    • @erelpc
      @erelpc 2 місяці тому

      Why?

    • @b.b.
      @b.b. 2 місяці тому +8

      @@erelpc The USA, UK, France, and other leading capitalist countries are, in fact, ruled by oligarchs. This means that a small group of the wealthiest individuals or organizations are the ones shaping laws to serve their own interests. Politicians, especially in the US, are on their payroll, with political elites propped up by wealthy donors. As a result, politicians are merely the public faces of the elites who truly run the country. All the laws, lobbying, and other political actions are driven by a system that has remained largely unchanged for ages, only slightly tweaked to adapt to current circumstances. To bring about any meaningful change, it would be necessary to dismantle capitalism, its oligarchs, and the entire financial system-much like what happened during the 1917 revolution in the Soviet Union.

    • @erelpc
      @erelpc 2 місяці тому

      @@b.b. what you observed is true on a high level, but it seems obvious to me the solution is then to remove the apparatus of power (government) which is at the root of all this.

    • @b.b.
      @b.b. 2 місяці тому

      @@erelpc If you were to "remove the apparatus of power"-the government, which is funded and presented as the only viable choice for the people, whether in the form of Republicans or Democrats in the U.S.-you would still be left with the ruling elites making all the real decisions. All you'd achieve is replacing one puppet with another.
      Now, imagine stripping the elites of all their wealth, the true source of their power. Even though this would likely require mass movements and violence, let's assume it happens. As long as capitalism remains the foundation of the system, the same problem would inevitably reoccur. New elites would emerge, as capitalism naturally concentrates wealth in the hands of a few. That accumulated wealth would eventually be used to rebuild the very system we have today.

  • @farfiman
    @farfiman 2 місяці тому +2

    Will he vote Trump to help RFK on this subject?

    • @__-tz6xx
      @__-tz6xx 2 місяці тому +1

      🤣 Such a joker.

    • @broddr
      @broddr 2 місяці тому

      Diet is important for health, but nothing has had the life saving effect of childhood vaccination.

    • @damequish
      @damequish 2 місяці тому

      TDS is real but government corruption with respect to nutrition via forks over knives was my red pill so there’s hope evidence-based people get this #maha🙏

    • @NumberOne1One1
      @NumberOne1One1 Місяць тому

      Ah yes, fight corruption by voting for more corruption. Great idea 😂 (and yes, save your breath we know kamala is trash too).

  • @oskariKN25
    @oskariKN25 2 місяці тому +1

    The best food for treating capitalism is collectivised means of production and worker cooperatives.

    • @p.channel.2023
      @p.channel.2023 Місяць тому

      Stop deluding yourself with human made-up BS. I live in a so-called socialist country & also very "communist wannabe" (hope you can guess yourself which one) but it's much more evil here & all just BS labels. This world is damned since the beginning. There could be a better way, but there's no "right" way to continue it. It's always flawed.