I like Calley and I think we want the same things but my main difference is the idea that companies should be celebrated for admittedly minuscule changes in fundamentally destructive food I also think it’s grotesque for the Secretary of HEALTH to go and dine at a fast food chain using MAHA as an advertising campaign to dupe people into thinking it is remotely healthy There needs to be a whole lot more changes to our food system before the US government starts celebrating them via official channels
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Bad take @esaagar - As an objective statement of fact, the past six months have seen the most significant reforms of our food system in modern history: (1) Reform of FDA GRAS process to perform pre and post-market review of food chemicals (starting with phase out of artificial dyes, which is harmful) --> for decades, this has been considered a foundational food system reform that hasn't gotten done until now. Companies should be celebrated for incremental wins that nobody thought were possible a year ago. (2) States removing soda and candy from SNAP - this is a $120 billion program, where soda is top item. This steers tens of billions of dollars per year to healthier food for lower-income Americans. (3) Revised Dietary Guidelines - coming this year. The current DGAs vilify beef and promote added sugar for 2-year-olds. This will change and result in significant impacts to government procurement (schools and military) and culture. (4) Mass cultural and societal awakening about the link between food and health / awareness of what we are eating - this is potentially the most important accomplishment. Americans are changing their habits and thinking about their food more every day. This is impacting markets and will show result in lower chronic disease rates. If you have any constructive ideas, would love to hear them!
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