Dhruv Khullar

When I started researching this topic, I knew that I wanted to talk to Marion Nessel. She really put on the map the ways in which politics and economics influence our food environment and ultimately our health.

When I started researching this topic, I knew that I wanted to talk to Marion Nessel. She really put on the map the ways in which politics and economics influence our food environment and ultimately our health.

When I started researching this topic, I knew that I wanted to talk to Marion Nessel. She really put on the map the ways in which politics and economics influence our food environment and ultimately our health.

I want to talk a little bit about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. You know, he has many controversial claims, of course, on vaccines and other parts of health. But he is very concerned about ultra-processed foods and rates of chronic disease in this country. And what do you make of, you know, the potential that he's going to drive real change in this area that's towards the good?

I want to talk a little bit about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. You know, he has many controversial claims, of course, on vaccines and other parts of health. But he is very concerned about ultra-processed foods and rates of chronic disease in this country. And what do you make of, you know, the potential that he's going to drive real change in this area that's towards the good?

I want to talk a little bit about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. You know, he has many controversial claims, of course, on vaccines and other parts of health. But he is very concerned about ultra-processed foods and rates of chronic disease in this country. And what do you make of, you know, the potential that he's going to drive real change in this area that's towards the good?

The rhetoric seems to be there, but are we going to see the requisite action? And what would that action even look like? Like if you were to counsel RFK Jr. on how to actually make a dent on ultra-processed foods and the chronic diseases that are associated with it, what would you want to see him do?

The rhetoric seems to be there, but are we going to see the requisite action? And what would that action even look like? Like if you were to counsel RFK Jr. on how to actually make a dent on ultra-processed foods and the chronic diseases that are associated with it, what would you want to see him do?

The rhetoric seems to be there, but are we going to see the requisite action? And what would that action even look like? Like if you were to counsel RFK Jr. on how to actually make a dent on ultra-processed foods and the chronic diseases that are associated with it, what would you want to see him do?

Yeah. What exactly are ultra-processed foods like? How do we define ultra-processed foods when we're trying to study them?

Yeah. What exactly are ultra-processed foods like? How do we define ultra-processed foods when we're trying to study them?

Yeah. What exactly are ultra-processed foods like? How do we define ultra-processed foods when we're trying to study them?

I brought some groceries that I was hoping that we could go through together. And you can tell me whether they're ultra-processed, and if so, what is making them ultra-processed. Okay. Let's take a look here. What do we got? Oh, Doritos.

I brought some groceries that I was hoping that we could go through together. And you can tell me whether they're ultra-processed, and if so, what is making them ultra-processed. Okay. Let's take a look here. What do we got? Oh, Doritos.

I brought some groceries that I was hoping that we could go through together. And you can tell me whether they're ultra-processed, and if so, what is making them ultra-processed. Okay. Let's take a look here. What do we got? Oh, Doritos.

I can probably guess which category this falls into, but just take a look and tell us what makes it ultra-processed.

I can probably guess which category this falls into, but just take a look and tell us what makes it ultra-processed.

I can probably guess which category this falls into, but just take a look and tell us what makes it ultra-processed.

You don't have that in your home kitchen? No.

You don't have that in your home kitchen? No.