Dr. Marty Makary

I mean, the stuff that I see, it's an amazing privilege at the FDA to see what's in the pipeline. We, you know, our goal is very simple. We want to use gold standard science and common sense to bring more cures for the American public and meaningful treatments. Yes. And healthier food for children. And so you saw we banned or we went ahead with the removal action on the petroleum based food dyes.

I mean, the stuff that I see, it's an amazing privilege at the FDA to see what's in the pipeline. We, you know, our goal is very simple. We want to use gold standard science and common sense to bring more cures for the American public and meaningful treatments. Yes. And healthier food for children. And so you saw we banned or we went ahead with the removal action on the petroleum based food dyes.

I mean, the stuff that I see, it's an amazing privilege at the FDA to see what's in the pipeline. We, you know, our goal is very simple. We want to use gold standard science and common sense to bring more cures for the American public and meaningful treatments. Yes. And healthier food for children. And so you saw we banned or we went ahead with the removal action on the petroleum based food dyes.

So we took that bold step. It's incredibly popular. What do those food dyes do to people? Why remove them? There's obviously a reason. There have been some studies suggesting that they affect the behavior of children.

So we took that bold step. It's incredibly popular. What do those food dyes do to people? Why remove them? There's obviously a reason. There have been some studies suggesting that they affect the behavior of children.

So we took that bold step. It's incredibly popular. What do those food dyes do to people? Why remove them? There's obviously a reason. There have been some studies suggesting that they affect the behavior of children.

There are many parents who have said that when they eliminated, in sort of an elimination diet, these artificial petroleum-based food dyes, there's nine of them in the United States, when they eliminate them, the kids' behavior improves. And when they're reintroduced, then the kid's behavior gets worse again. So those are data points. They're not randomized controlled trials.

There are many parents who have said that when they eliminated, in sort of an elimination diet, these artificial petroleum-based food dyes, there's nine of them in the United States, when they eliminate them, the kids' behavior improves. And when they're reintroduced, then the kid's behavior gets worse again. So those are data points. They're not randomized controlled trials.

There are many parents who have said that when they eliminated, in sort of an elimination diet, these artificial petroleum-based food dyes, there's nine of them in the United States, when they eliminate them, the kids' behavior improves. And when they're reintroduced, then the kid's behavior gets worse again. So those are data points. They're not randomized controlled trials.

There was a randomized controlled trial that found the same conclusion. So we're saying, what are we waiting for? Do we want to do a randomized trial injecting half of our nation's children with petroleum products and half without and then follow them for 10 years?

There was a randomized controlled trial that found the same conclusion. So we're saying, what are we waiting for? Do we want to do a randomized trial injecting half of our nation's children with petroleum products and half without and then follow them for 10 years?

There was a randomized controlled trial that found the same conclusion. So we're saying, what are we waiting for? Do we want to do a randomized trial injecting half of our nation's children with petroleum products and half without and then follow them for 10 years?

It has no taste.

It has no taste.

It has no taste.

It's messing with a kid's brain. There have been studies that show it's messing with the developing brain of a child, kind of suggesting these are attractive. Yes. You know, if you create these very attractive rainbow of colors, kids are drawn to them. And so—

It's messing with a kid's brain. There have been studies that show it's messing with the developing brain of a child, kind of suggesting these are attractive. Yes. You know, if you create these very attractive rainbow of colors, kids are drawn to them. And so—

It's messing with a kid's brain. There have been studies that show it's messing with the developing brain of a child, kind of suggesting these are attractive. Yes. You know, if you create these very attractive rainbow of colors, kids are drawn to them. And so—

You know, what we're doing is we're creating, we have a food system in the United States now that's 70% ultra-processed in the diet of kids. And thousands of ingredients that are banned in other countries that we have all over the U.S. food supply, including these petroleum-based dyes.

You know, what we're doing is we're creating, we have a food system in the United States now that's 70% ultra-processed in the diet of kids. And thousands of ingredients that are banned in other countries that we have all over the U.S. food supply, including these petroleum-based dyes.