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#867 - Vani Hari - Exposing The Food Industry’s Dangerous Lies

2024/11/21

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Vani Hari 认为美国食品工业存在严重问题，许多公司在美国销售的产品中添加了人工食用色素、BHT 等对健康有害的成分，而这些成分在欧洲等其他国家是被禁止的。她以家乐氏为例，指出该公司在美国销售的谷物产品中添加了人工色素和 BHT，这些成分与多动症、癌症等疾病有关，而家乐氏在其他国家销售的同类产品则不含这些成分。她认为这是食品公司为了降低成本和延长保质期而采取的不道德行为，并呼吁消费者抵制这种行为。她还批评了 FDA 对食品添加剂的监管不力，以及食品公司利用看起来很可靠的组织来为其化学物质和食品贪婪政策辩护，对批评者进行人身攻击，并混淆公众视听。她还谈到了食品公司如何利用各种技术手段来提高食品的美味程度，从而让人们吃得更多，并列举了高果糖玉米糖浆、种子油等有害成分。她建议消费者选择天然、有机食品，并在家自己做饭。 Chris Willx 则表达了对 Vani Hari 观点的认同，并就食品工业的现状、消费者如何做出更明智的选择以及如何应对由此产生的健康焦虑等问题与 Vani Hari 展开了讨论。他特别关注了食品中添加剂的种类和危害，以及消费者在时间有限的情况下如何做出健康的饮食选择。 Chris Willx 就食品工业的现状、消费者如何做出更明智的选择以及如何应对由此产生的健康焦虑等问题与 Vani Hari 展开了讨论。他认同 Vani Hari 的观点，并就消费者在时间有限的情况下如何做出健康的饮食选择提出了疑问。他与 Vani Hari 讨论了超市购物技巧、食品标签解读以及如何应对健康焦虑等问题。他表示理解消费者在时间有限的情况下难以完全避免加工食品，并建议消费者尽量选择天然、有机食品，并在家自己做饭。他还与 Vani Hari 讨论了各种极端饮食方式，例如纯肉饮食和肉类水果饮食，并指出这些饮食方式可能存在一些问题。

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Why did Vani Hari take her fight to Kellogg's headquarters?

To demand the removal of artificial food dyes and BHT from Kellogg's cereals sold in the U.S., which are considered safer and less harmful in other countries.

Why are many ingredients approved in the U.S. but banned in Europe?

Petroleum-based dyes are cheaper and more durable than natural alternatives, and the FDA relies on self-reported safety data from food companies without third-party review.

What are some of the major conflicts of interest in food industry studies?

Organizations like the American Council of Science and Health, which sound reputable, are funded by Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Chem, and their main objective is to discredit critics and confuse the public about the safety of food chemicals.

What are some of the most concerning ingredients in processed foods?

Seed oils like cottonseed, canola, and soy oil, high fructose corn syrup, and artificial ingredients like red number 3 and BHT, which are linked to various health issues.

How does the food industry manipulate food to make it more addictive?

By using ingredients like MSG to create a craving, manipulating mouthfeel and texture to encourage faster consumption, and adding flavorings that trigger brain responses similar to those caused by addictive substances.

What are some healthier fast food options for people on the go?

True Food Kitchen, Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and making your own smoothies with real food ingredients like greens, fruits, and protein powder.

How can people reduce health anxiety while transitioning to healthier eating habits?

Focus on controlling your food 80% of the time by cooking at home and choosing real food ingredients, and allow for flexibility in unavoidable situations by making the best possible choices available, such as opting for single-ingredient foods like fruits and nuts.

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Vani Hari, founder of Food Babe, delivered 400,000 signatures to Kellogg's headquarters, urging them to remove artificial food dyes and BHT from their US cereals. These additives are linked to hyperactivity and other health issues, and are banned in many other countries where Kellogg's sells safer versions.

Kellogg's uses artificial food dyes and BHT in US cereals but not in other countries.
Artificial food dyes are linked to hyperactivity and require warning labels in Europe.
BHT is an endocrine-disrupting chemical.
Kellogg's promised to remove these additives in 2015 but didn't.

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Vani Hari is an author, activist, and founder of Food Babe.

Something is profoundly wrong with America’s food industry. From the scientists shaping America's understanding to the regulatory bodies meant to protect us, there are deep-seated problems in the system. The fight to restore America’s health has begun, but corruption and troubling ingredients in our food supply are just the tip of the iceberg.

Expect to learn why Vani Hari took her fight straight to the front steps of Kellogg's headquarters, why so many ingredients are approved in the U.S. but banned in Europe, which companies are the biggest culprits in adding unnecessary junk to food, why seed oils are at the centre of the debate over healthy products, the major conflicts of interest among food scientists and studies and much more...

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