Summary
Efforts to improve Americans’ diets, including the FDA’s new “healthy” labeling guidelines, have minimal impact, with only 0-0.4% of people expected to change habits.
Surveys show Americans want to eat healthier, but with over 70% of U.S. adults overweight, many fail.
While giving consumers more information about food seems logical, real-world results show it rarely changes eating habits. Factors like taste, price, and convenience outweigh health concerns.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s plans focus on banning ingredients and subsidies face major legal and systemic challenges.
Addressing affordability and access is critical for progress.
Banning ingredients sounds like a great start.
The US allows all kinds of dangerous bullshit that other countries have banned. Search up the weirdest named ingredient in (American) Cool Ranch Doritos sometime.
I’m tired of being the “even a brain worm survivor can figure this out” apologist.
If I had a nickel for every time I pointed out that RFK Jr liking an idea doesn’t automatically make it bad … Well, I would have ten cents.
But you have to admit it’s weird that it has happened twice.
RFK is a fucking monster. But yeah he’s right about a few things. I love his idea of eliminating corn subsidies, but he won’t have the power to do that! I still think it will be extremely negative overall to have him in the position.
Agreed.