My friend @DavidAKesslerMD just submitted a groundbreaking petition to the FDA that could transform American health.
The same doctor who took down Big Tobacco in the 90s is now taking on Big Food - and this could change everything... 👇
The same doctor who took down Big Tobacco in the 90s is now taking on Big Food - and this could change everything... 👇
Here's what makes this petition so significant:
- Kessler argues these ingredients are the "primary causal determinant" of metabolic harm
- FDA hasn't properly reviewed their safety in 40 years - during which America's obesity crisis emerged
- There's no expert consensus that refined carbs in ultraprocessed foods are safe
- This could trigger a complete remaking of our food supply
- Kessler argues these ingredients are the "primary causal determinant" of metabolic harm
- FDA hasn't properly reviewed their safety in 40 years - during which America's obesity crisis emerged
- There's no expert consensus that refined carbs in ultraprocessed foods are safe
- This could trigger a complete remaking of our food supply
The petition specifically targets industrial markers of ultraprocessed foods:
- Corn syrups and glucose syrups
- Maltodextrin and extruded flours
- Refined ingredients combined with emulsifiers and stabilizers
- Corn syrups and glucose syrups
- Maltodextrin and extruded flours
- Refined ingredients combined with emulsifiers and stabilizers
Kessler draws parallels between nicotine addiction and how processed refined carbs hijack our brain chemistry.
Just as nicotine causes addiction and disease, these ingredients are driving chronic illness.
Just as nicotine causes addiction and disease, these ingredients are driving chronic illness.
This represents a pivotal moment where rigorous science meets regulatory action...
When we remove the addictive components from our food system, we give people back their ability to make healthy choices. The path to healing our nation's metabolic health crisis is becoming clearer every day.
A copy of the petition can be found here (drive.google.com/file/d/1QgiUFz…).
The letter to Secretary Kennedy is here (drive.google.com/file/d/1a-z50_…).
When we remove the addictive components from our food system, we give people back their ability to make healthy choices. The path to healing our nation's metabolic health crisis is becoming clearer every day.
A copy of the petition can be found here (drive.google.com/file/d/1QgiUFz…).
The letter to Secretary Kennedy is here (drive.google.com/file/d/1a-z50_…).
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