Dr. Chris Palmer

And he went on record as saying this junk food, this ultra-processed food is not the root cause of obesity or diabetes or any of these health conditions, which is an absolute abject lie. And when you have supposedly respected organizations being bought by industry, promoting misinformation, It's really hard. You know, everybody's all upset that, like, oh, people don't trust the science.

They're not respecting the respected organizations. Well, the respected organizations need to step up and start behaving in a respectable manner. They need to stop. The American Heart Association should not be taking a dime from any industry that plays a role in heart disease. Like, it would be like...

They're not respecting the respected organizations. Well, the respected organizations need to step up and start behaving in a respectable manner. They need to stop. The American Heart Association should not be taking a dime from any industry that plays a role in heart disease. Like, it would be like...

They're not respecting the respected organizations. Well, the respected organizations need to step up and start behaving in a respectable manner. They need to stop. The American Heart Association should not be taking a dime from any industry that plays a role in heart disease. Like, it would be like...

It would be like the American Heart Association taking money from tobacco companies and then coming out and say, smoking doesn't really cause heart disease, people. Everybody calm down. There's still a lot that we don't know. We need more research. We need more research. Smoking doesn't cause heart disease, people. This is just scaremongering. This is just paranoid conspiracy theories.

It would be like the American Heart Association taking money from tobacco companies and then coming out and say, smoking doesn't really cause heart disease, people. Everybody calm down. There's still a lot that we don't know. We need more research. We need more research. Smoking doesn't cause heart disease, people. This is just scaremongering. This is just paranoid conspiracy theories.

It would be like the American Heart Association taking money from tobacco companies and then coming out and say, smoking doesn't really cause heart disease, people. Everybody calm down. There's still a lot that we don't know. We need more research. We need more research. Smoking doesn't cause heart disease, people. This is just scaremongering. This is just paranoid conspiracy theories.

That is exactly what's happening now. They're taking money from food companies that have no vested interest in the health of the population that they are feeding. They know perfectly well that these foods are highly palatable. And what does that mean? It means addictive. And again, if I was selling food, I would want people to be addicted to the food I was selling. Why? Because you sell more.

That is exactly what's happening now. They're taking money from food companies that have no vested interest in the health of the population that they are feeding. They know perfectly well that these foods are highly palatable. And what does that mean? It means addictive. And again, if I was selling food, I would want people to be addicted to the food I was selling. Why? Because you sell more.

That is exactly what's happening now. They're taking money from food companies that have no vested interest in the health of the population that they are feeding. They know perfectly well that these foods are highly palatable. And what does that mean? It means addictive. And again, if I was selling food, I would want people to be addicted to the food I was selling. Why? Because you sell more.

Higher margins. If you sell food that people aren't addicted to, they'll just move on to the other food that is addictive and then you'll be out of business. So it's not an easy problem to solve. I don't mean to imply it's easy because if one or two companies steps up and does the right thing, they'll just go out of business.

Higher margins. If you sell food that people aren't addicted to, they'll just move on to the other food that is addictive and then you'll be out of business. So it's not an easy problem to solve. I don't mean to imply it's easy because if one or two companies steps up and does the right thing, they'll just go out of business.

Higher margins. If you sell food that people aren't addicted to, they'll just move on to the other food that is addictive and then you'll be out of business. So it's not an easy problem to solve. I don't mean to imply it's easy because if one or two companies steps up and does the right thing, they'll just go out of business.

I'm hopeful. I mean, my understanding, by no means am I an expert, but my understanding of what really drove the reduction in tobacco use.

I'm hopeful. I mean, my understanding, by no means am I an expert, but my understanding of what really drove the reduction in tobacco use.

I'm hopeful. I mean, my understanding, by no means am I an expert, but my understanding of what really drove the reduction in tobacco use.

was the taxes and the ban on advertising the ban on television advertisements interesting that that when you get rid of the advertisements you're no longer tempting people with it um you're no longer able to spread misinformation um and when you make the product so expensive

was the taxes and the ban on advertising the ban on television advertisements interesting that that when you get rid of the advertisements you're no longer tempting people with it um you're no longer able to spread misinformation um and when you make the product so expensive

was the taxes and the ban on advertising the ban on television advertisements interesting that that when you get rid of the advertisements you're no longer tempting people with it um you're no longer able to spread misinformation um and when you make the product so expensive

People just – even if they want to try it, even if they're already addicted to it, now they are highly motivated to get off of it. Why? Because it's costing them an arm and a leg. Yeah, money hurts. And they realize that I just don't want this. We could do similar things with ultra-processed foods. If rebellion, education, whatever, I don't care what works. All of the above.