Dr. Michael Greger

That's how you make money.

right i mean the the produce rots on the shelf it's like the worst it's like a week it's good for a week yeah it's a loss leader for these it gets people into the store so they'll buy the really the the stuff that actually makes profit if you want to make money you sell brown sugar water in a bottle right it's like pure profit it's all money

So it's not like the head of these soda companies is sitting around thinking, how can I contribute to the childhood obesity epidemic?

Right.

They're just like, how do I maximize, you know, profit for my shareholders in the next quarter?

Sure.

And anyone who doesn't think that way gets a conscience.

They'll be booted out the next day and replaced by somebody who will.

Right.

I mean, and it's not there's not some diabolical thing.

It's literally just that's that's how the system works.

Sure.

Sure.

And so like even a

Sweet potato grower is not going to put an ad on TV for sweet potatoes because they're not branded like you'll just buy their competitors sweet potato like the whole system is not set up.

You're never going to see an ad for sweet potatoes in the Super Bowl because there's just not enough money to be made.

And avocado, wasn't there an avocado one too?

I think there was.

They're everywhere.

Look, look, I'm all in favor.