Dr. Anand Parekh

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.

that are wheat, corn, and soy, that are almost 60% of our calories, and the people who consume the most of them are the sickest. And of course, we then fund food stamps, which is predominantly, I think it's 70 plus percent of it goes to junk food, and 7 billion, almost 10% goes just to soda. So we've created this system where we're having price supports for the bad food, but not for the good food.

that are wheat, corn, and soy, that are almost 60% of our calories, and the people who consume the most of them are the sickest. And of course, we then fund food stamps, which is predominantly, I think it's 70 plus percent of it goes to junk food, and 7 billion, almost 10% goes just to soda. So we've created this system where we're having price supports for the bad food, but not for the good food.

that are wheat, corn, and soy, that are almost 60% of our calories, and the people who consume the most of them are the sickest. And of course, we then fund food stamps, which is predominantly, I think it's 70 plus percent of it goes to junk food, and 7 billion, almost 10% goes just to soda. So we've created this system where we're having price supports for the bad food, but not for the good food.

And you talk about flipping that upside down.

And you talk about flipping that upside down.

And you talk about flipping that upside down.

I talked to the vice chair of Pepsi. He's like, Mark, I said, why do you use high fructose corn syrup in your drinks? He says, because the government makes it too cheap for us not to.

I talked to the vice chair of Pepsi. He's like, Mark, I said, why do you use high fructose corn syrup in your drinks? He says, because the government makes it too cheap for us not to.

I talked to the vice chair of Pepsi. He's like, Mark, I said, why do you use high fructose corn syrup in your drinks? He says, because the government makes it too cheap for us not to.

But does it allow for the production of more and more of the food? In other words, they pay for them to produce food, even if they, for example, in bad soils or in ditches, and then they fail and they pay for this money. I mean, I've heard all these stories.

But does it allow for the production of more and more of the food? In other words, they pay for them to produce food, even if they, for example, in bad soils or in ditches, and then they fail and they pay for this money. I mean, I've heard all these stories.

But does it allow for the production of more and more of the food? In other words, they pay for them to produce food, even if they, for example, in bad soils or in ditches, and then they fail and they pay for this money. I mean, I've heard all these stories.

I thought that's what Nixon's policies on Earl Butts were designed to do, which is to drive the prices of milk and meat down because they were consuming these commodity crops. And he was worried about the prices going too high and not getting elected. And he got Earl Butts to change the policies. I thought that's what the whole thing was about.

I thought that's what Nixon's policies on Earl Butts were designed to do, which is to drive the prices of milk and meat down because they were consuming these commodity crops. And he was worried about the prices going too high and not getting elected. And he got Earl Butts to change the policies. I thought that's what the whole thing was about.

I thought that's what Nixon's policies on Earl Butts were designed to do, which is to drive the prices of milk and meat down because they were consuming these commodity crops. And he was worried about the prices going too high and not getting elected. And he got Earl Butts to change the policies. I thought that's what the whole thing was about.

All the externalities. Even how we grow the food, how it affects soils and water and climate.

All the externalities. Even how we grow the food, how it affects soils and water and climate.

All the externalities. Even how we grow the food, how it affects soils and water and climate.

Soda has gone down 40%, and the price of fruits and vegetables has gone up 40%.