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Michael Pollan

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The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

You know, that was an issue too with Impossible that they were going to initially, I think they wanted to use pea protein or something like that or, you know, something that would diversify if they got big, that would diversify agriculture. But in the end, they used GMO soy. And economically, it's hard to argue with that.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

You know, that was an issue too with Impossible that they were going to initially, I think they wanted to use pea protein or something like that or, you know, something that would diversify if they got big, that would diversify agriculture. But in the end, they used GMO soy. And economically, it's hard to argue with that.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

So, you know, it's very interesting that these monocultures at the very base of our food system, the corn and soy grown in the Midwest, even when we change our food system, we're still on that same foundation. And that foundation has lots of problems. I mean, as you pointed to glyphosate, you know, there's so much glyphosate in the food supply now. A lot of it comes from soy.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

So, you know, it's very interesting that these monocultures at the very base of our food system, the corn and soy grown in the Midwest, even when we change our food system, we're still on that same foundation. And that foundation has lots of problems. I mean, as you pointed to glyphosate, you know, there's so much glyphosate in the food supply now. A lot of it comes from soy.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

So, you know, it's very interesting that these monocultures at the very base of our food system, the corn and soy grown in the Midwest, even when we change our food system, we're still on that same foundation. And that foundation has lots of problems. I mean, as you pointed to glyphosate, you know, there's so much glyphosate in the food supply now. A lot of it comes from soy.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Some of it comes from wheat though. One of the most absurd practices in recent years was that Farmers found that if they sprayed their wheat fields with glyphosate immediately before harvest, they could harvest earlier because they didn't have to wait for the plants to die and dry out. You know, they have to get to a certain level of hydration in the wheat berry before they can harvest.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Some of it comes from wheat though. One of the most absurd practices in recent years was that Farmers found that if they sprayed their wheat fields with glyphosate immediately before harvest, they could harvest earlier because they didn't have to wait for the plants to die and dry out. You know, they have to get to a certain level of hydration in the wheat berry before they can harvest.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Some of it comes from wheat though. One of the most absurd practices in recent years was that Farmers found that if they sprayed their wheat fields with glyphosate immediately before harvest, they could harvest earlier because they didn't have to wait for the plants to die and dry out. You know, they have to get to a certain level of hydration in the wheat berry before they can harvest.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

So they spray our food with this weed killer immediately before we eat it. I mean, this shouldn't be allowed. And so that's one of the reasons I will only buy organic flour because the rest of the flour now is contaminated.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

So they spray our food with this weed killer immediately before we eat it. I mean, this shouldn't be allowed. And so that's one of the reasons I will only buy organic flour because the rest of the flour now is contaminated.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

So they spray our food with this weed killer immediately before we eat it. I mean, this shouldn't be allowed. And so that's one of the reasons I will only buy organic flour because the rest of the flour now is contaminated.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Yeah, I think it's all of the above. I mean, I think antitrust is focused now on tech. But Lena Kahn knows a lot about the food industry. That was her first she first wrote about it. She's the person who runs antitrust at the federal trade commission. And she's, she's kind of amazing. She's fearless. And, uh, and that's why you hear all these wealthy democratic donors telling Kamala to fire.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Yeah, I think it's all of the above. I mean, I think antitrust is focused now on tech. But Lena Kahn knows a lot about the food industry. That was her first she first wrote about it. She's the person who runs antitrust at the federal trade commission. And she's, she's kind of amazing. She's fearless. And, uh, and that's why you hear all these wealthy democratic donors telling Kamala to fire.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Yeah, I think it's all of the above. I mean, I think antitrust is focused now on tech. But Lena Kahn knows a lot about the food industry. That was her first she first wrote about it. She's the person who runs antitrust at the federal trade commission. And she's, she's kind of amazing. She's fearless. And, uh, and that's why you hear all these wealthy democratic donors telling Kamala to fire.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Um, no, they've been doing it openly, Barry Diller and somebody else came out and said, she's got to go. And, uh, It'll be a real test of Kamala Harris whether she succumbs to that or not.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Um, no, they've been doing it openly, Barry Diller and somebody else came out and said, she's got to go. And, uh, It'll be a real test of Kamala Harris whether she succumbs to that or not.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Um, no, they've been doing it openly, Barry Diller and somebody else came out and said, she's got to go. And, uh, It'll be a real test of Kamala Harris whether she succumbs to that or not.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Yes. Well, that has to happen first. You're right.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Yes. Well, that has to happen first. You're right.

The Dr. Hyman Show
Ultra-Processed Food Is the New Tobacco—How Big Food Manipulates Science, Policy, & Your Cravings | Michael Pollan

Yes. Well, that has to happen first. You're right.