Dr. Anand Parekh

Making an Oreo of 90 calories instead of 100 calories. Exactly. Cut six trillion calories out of the food supply.

Making an Oreo of 90 calories instead of 100 calories. Exactly. Cut six trillion calories out of the food supply.

Making an Oreo of 90 calories instead of 100 calories. Exactly. Cut six trillion calories out of the food supply.

These are the same. Sure. Yeah.

These are the same. Sure. Yeah.

These are the same. Sure. Yeah.

with industry and also work against industry when we need to give them carrots give them sticks help them and sell healthier more equitable more sustainable food and i think that's happening i think that's i think i've seen these big companies like nestle and pepsi just struggling to sort of reinvent themselves but it's tough because they've got you know i mean i talked to the head of nestle and he's like yeah we have lean cuisine which is mostly carbs

with industry and also work against industry when we need to give them carrots give them sticks help them and sell healthier more equitable more sustainable food and i think that's happening i think that's i think i've seen these big companies like nestle and pepsi just struggling to sort of reinvent themselves but it's tough because they've got you know i mean i talked to the head of nestle and he's like yeah we have lean cuisine which is mostly carbs

with industry and also work against industry when we need to give them carrots give them sticks help them and sell healthier more equitable more sustainable food and i think that's happening i think that's i think i've seen these big companies like nestle and pepsi just struggling to sort of reinvent themselves but it's tough because they've got you know i mean i talked to the head of nestle and he's like yeah we have lean cuisine which is mostly carbs

because it's low fat. And because we call it lean, the FDA says we can't change the composition of it. So we can't make it healthier, even though we want to. And I'm like, it's an $800 million business. I get it. These are like big issues for them.

because it's low fat. And because we call it lean, the FDA says we can't change the composition of it. So we can't make it healthier, even though we want to. And I'm like, it's an $800 million business. I get it. These are like big issues for them.

because it's low fat. And because we call it lean, the FDA says we can't change the composition of it. So we can't make it healthier, even though we want to. And I'm like, it's an $800 million business. I get it. These are like big issues for them.

So let's talk about what those policies are. Cause there, there's a lot of things you've written about and I want to get into some of them.

So let's talk about what those policies are. Cause there, there's a lot of things you've written about and I want to get into some of them.

So let's talk about what those policies are. Cause there, there's a lot of things you've written about and I want to get into some of them.

You talk about your best by policy changes that are going to be not one thing, but a series of things that attack multiple sectors where there's issues, whether it's policy schools, whether it's quality issues, whether it's, you know, labeling, whether it's research, all these things are, are needed in concert to actually shift the whole dynamic from what we have now.

You talk about your best by policy changes that are going to be not one thing, but a series of things that attack multiple sectors where there's issues, whether it's policy schools, whether it's quality issues, whether it's, you know, labeling, whether it's research, all these things are, are needed in concert to actually shift the whole dynamic from what we have now.

You talk about your best by policy changes that are going to be not one thing, but a series of things that attack multiple sectors where there's issues, whether it's policy schools, whether it's quality issues, whether it's, you know, labeling, whether it's research, all these things are, are needed in concert to actually shift the whole dynamic from what we have now.

But one of the articles wrote was called the real cost of food. Can taxes and subsidies improve public health in JAMA a few years ago? And one of the challenges that, you know, we sort of don't want a nanny state, but in essence, we are creating a nanny state in reverse because we're being a nanny to the big food companies by subsidizing commodities.

But one of the articles wrote was called the real cost of food. Can taxes and subsidies improve public health in JAMA a few years ago? And one of the challenges that, you know, we sort of don't want a nanny state, but in essence, we are creating a nanny state in reverse because we're being a nanny to the big food companies by subsidizing commodities.