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Our food is killing us but we've got medicine that will make us not want to eat as much of it as we currently are. Do we: a) change the quality of the food b) change the culture of how/where/when we eat the food c) have the majority of the population take the medicine Extra bonus question, if you choose (c) and a significant enough portion of the population take the medicine and stop eating as much of the food, does this make the food industry change for the better? Or do they double down on addictive ingredients and it's a race of food vs pharma on who can get you to eat more or less? Our healthcare debate needs to be a health debate asap.
When I was in France, I was blown away at the quality of their food. Additionally, how every packaged food had a nutritional grade on it to better inform consumers.
Feel like we could be paying for employees to have their personal fitness coach and chef and life style coaches in addition with the best possible diet at 1/3 thr cost of these block buster Pharma pills. Hope there are companies that are offering an alternative to the $1,200 pill with a life style transformation
It starts with solving the affordability of high quality food options for all. When whole foods and clean proteins cost more than a McGriddle we are losing the foundational battle for our health systems.
Transforming the body takes time & discipline. There are no shortcuts, at least not healthy ones. We saw this 25 years ago with phen-phen and Redux. All was dandy until the heart valve problems surfaced...
I think there is definitely the Big Food and Big Pharma influences on our food supply and healthcare. Just look at how the EU bans a lot of artificial colors and chemicals in food (guilty until proven innocent) vs the lobbying powers of the FDA that greenlights a lot of food additives despite ample evidence against their health (innocent until proven guilty, but even then). Ultimately though, I think a lot of it comes down to individual personal responsibility on our food choices. Yes, there are certainly socioeconomic factors that play in, but there are many that can do a lot to change their food intake, when possible.
Great insights! It's time to shift the focus towards promoting healthier food choices
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11moI’m seeing a rising trend of individuals quitting the food culture altogether and shifting toward homesteading, relying on their own resources and that of their immediate community with transparency, etc.. I anticipate a rise in seed packet entrepreneurs and people who can sell homesteading start-up kits for individuals to purchase and grow their own food. Not sure what this means at-scale, but I’m seeing this all over social media, a rise in harvester creators.