(Old/R2G) 7.4. Food Politics - How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health

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- An old episode from the Red to Green Podcast on Food Tech & Bio Tech. Listen if you are interested in the future of food, but this isn’t Scaling Nerds.

Red to Green was a podcast that investigated how to transition the food industry from harmful to healthy, from polluting to sustainable, from Red to Green. Each season had a different topic

1. Season: Cultivated Meat
2. Season: Plastic Alternatives
3. Season: Food History
4. Season: Food Waste
5. Season: Biotech in Food
6. Season: Book Reviews on the future of food

Why nutrition guidelines have become too much about single nutrients, the struggle of the food pyramid and Frank’s experience with lobbyism.

Avoid saturated fat intake, increase your potassium intake, and Avoid transfats. this Eating more fruits and veggies and less animal products and processed food is better for human health AND the environment.

This episode discusses the food industry's influence on nutrition guidelines. Inspired by a book by Marion Nestle - American molecular biologist, nutritionist, and public health advocate.
“Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health” The book is from 2007 and focuses on the American nutrition system but it is still super relevant.

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