Jane Black

Now it's just whole grains, no refined carbohydrates, and even fewer of them than before.

So that's the first thing.

The second thing is sugar.

I mean, I don't think anybody disagrees that we all eat too much sugar.

But they have cut back the limit of sugar that people should be eating.

And make no mistake, none of us were meeting that when it was higher.

And in addition, they have said that children under 10 should have no added sugars at all.

So no Halloween, no birthday parties, no Christmas cookies, nothing.

No chance.

I mean, I'd love to see how that's going to go.

I think that what we can say about this is that it makes official the war on ultra-processed foods.

They're not using the word ultra-processed.

They're using the word highly processed.

That is for technical reasons because they don't have an exact definition of ultra-processed foods, but basically you get what they mean.

They mean don't eat Fritos, don't eat Pop-Tarts, don't eat things that have these unpronounceable ingredients.

And they are saying it loud and clear, and that's new.

And I think that, frankly, that's a win for Maha, and I think that's a win for Kennedy.

The other thing that they have talked a lot about, just as strongly as ultra-processed foods, I think, is working with unbiased science.

I mean, one of their favorite terms is gold standard science, and they want randomized controlled trials, and they don't want scientists that are bought off by industry.

And what's really interesting about that is that in this report,