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Calley Means

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
3253 total appearances

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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

No, nobody disagrees with that.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

Do we agree that we should have improved safety studies of our food?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

Yes.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

So we actually, everyone agrees.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

Everyone we talk to as a parent, as a human being, these are the things that are impossible to disagree with.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

The challenge is the short to medium term.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

How do we change that?

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

And we're engaging in those conversations.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

And this has always been the master strategy and the plan.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

And this is not to make an excuse, but these are generational long-term issues.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

This is going to be a 10-year journey.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

But what we have done in the first year is absolutely extraordinary, taking soda and candy off SNAP in the majority of US states.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

flipping the food pyramid upside down.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

And this, I don't think people understand how important this was and how much work it took from Kyle's team and the whole team from Secretary Kennedy to put real food at the top of the pyramid.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

That goes directly into government procurement guidelines.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

Until this year, the US government of the United States has never said real food is healthier than ultra processed food.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

Wow.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

this year with skyrocketing rates of diabetes and obesity, the United States government has never took a strong line on added sugar, particularly recommending added sugar for kids.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

They've done that for the first time.

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
260. Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis

And then refined carbohydrates, refined carbohydrates have never been called out in a US dietary document.