Vince Colonese

I think. I think. So what are the chances of success here? I mean, this is the most unique thing. group of health professionals I've ever seen assembled in an administration. I'm shocked by it. I'm overjoyed by it. I'm glad you're there. I'm glad we got Dr. Casey Means showing up. I'm glad HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is there. This seems like a once in a lifetime opportunity.

I think. I think. So what are the chances of success here? I mean, this is the most unique thing. group of health professionals I've ever seen assembled in an administration. I'm shocked by it. I'm overjoyed by it. I'm glad you're there. I'm glad we got Dr. Casey Means showing up. I'm glad HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is there. This seems like a once in a lifetime opportunity.

What are you guys going to do with it?

What are you guys going to do with it?

What are you guys going to do with it?

So on the cost side, here's something that I would love to see, and I'm sure you'd want to see it too. I want to see math to tell me how much money we can save if we make the population healthier. because that's a missing component to the debate that always kind of drives me crazy. I ask sometimes like, you know, economics guys, conservative politics, economics guys, like, well, wait a second.

So on the cost side, here's something that I would love to see, and I'm sure you'd want to see it too. I want to see math to tell me how much money we can save if we make the population healthier. because that's a missing component to the debate that always kind of drives me crazy. I ask sometimes like, you know, economics guys, conservative politics, economics guys, like, well, wait a second.

So on the cost side, here's something that I would love to see, and I'm sure you'd want to see it too. I want to see math to tell me how much money we can save if we make the population healthier. because that's a missing component to the debate that always kind of drives me crazy. I ask sometimes like, you know, economics guys, conservative politics, economics guys, like, well, wait a second.

We're spending all this money on healthcare. In Washington, the only debate is, do we spend more on healthcare? Do we spend less on healthcare? It's always this stupid debate instead of how do we get a healthier population that doesn't require all of these drugs. That's right. And so the question I have is, let's just say we were able to decrease chronic disease by 10% in the United States.

We're spending all this money on healthcare. In Washington, the only debate is, do we spend more on healthcare? Do we spend less on healthcare? It's always this stupid debate instead of how do we get a healthier population that doesn't require all of these drugs. That's right. And so the question I have is, let's just say we were able to decrease chronic disease by 10% in the United States.

We're spending all this money on healthcare. In Washington, the only debate is, do we spend more on healthcare? Do we spend less on healthcare? It's always this stupid debate instead of how do we get a healthier population that doesn't require all of these drugs. That's right. And so the question I have is, let's just say we were able to decrease chronic disease by 10% in the United States.

What does that mean in terms of dollars? Yeah. What would that number be? And maybe you are equipped with the answer to that today. But I feel like in this debate, I keep kind of wondering what the answer to that is, because if we had a healthier population, that seems to me it could go a very long way towards getting our fiscal house in order as well.

What does that mean in terms of dollars? Yeah. What would that number be? And maybe you are equipped with the answer to that today. But I feel like in this debate, I keep kind of wondering what the answer to that is, because if we had a healthier population, that seems to me it could go a very long way towards getting our fiscal house in order as well.

What does that mean in terms of dollars? Yeah. What would that number be? And maybe you are equipped with the answer to that today. But I feel like in this debate, I keep kind of wondering what the answer to that is, because if we had a healthier population, that seems to me it could go a very long way towards getting our fiscal house in order as well.

So you have the food pyramid at the FDA? Embarrassingly, we do kind of own that. So we started the conversation talking about the opioid crisis.

So you have the food pyramid at the FDA? Embarrassingly, we do kind of own that. So we started the conversation talking about the opioid crisis.

So you have the food pyramid at the FDA? Embarrassingly, we do kind of own that. So we started the conversation talking about the opioid crisis.

But another embarrassment of the FDA is the extent to which there was industry capture to build the food pyramid, which was not based on health. It was based on the special interests who were able to buy access to the FDA. That's why it recommended that the biggest thing you eat is grains every day.

But another embarrassment of the FDA is the extent to which there was industry capture to build the food pyramid, which was not based on health. It was based on the special interests who were able to buy access to the FDA. That's why it recommended that the biggest thing you eat is grains every day.

But another embarrassment of the FDA is the extent to which there was industry capture to build the food pyramid, which was not based on health. It was based on the special interests who were able to buy access to the FDA. That's why it recommended that the biggest thing you eat is grains every day.