Encore: America’s Fight for Food Justice | Senator Cory Booker

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medicine

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Our current food system is a national emergency. It’s intricately designed to confuse and mislead consumers, making healthy choices difficult and contributing to America’s chronic disease epidemic. In this episode, I sit down with Senator Cory Booker to delve into the systemic issues impacting our diet, food labeling, and the power of policy change. In this episode, we discuss: How food packaging is designed to confuse or mislead consumers The link between the food system, chronic illness, and the unintended consequences of food policies that increase disease and healthcare costs. The harmful effects of ultra-processed foods The negative impact of industrial farming practices on the environment, soil health, and the nutritional quality of food The importance of personal health advocacy and broader public health initiatives to transform the food system, improve health outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs Uncover the truth behind our food politics and discover how informed choices can lead to a healthier future. This conversation was hosted by Sixth and I in Washington, DC. View Show Notes From This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal This episode is brought to you by BIOptimizers. Head to Bioptimizers.com/Hyman and use code HYMAN10 to save 10%.

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0:02.4	The people that are really losing in this country right now are the people that want to make healthy choices.
0:09.5	But then they walk into the store.
0:11.8	Yeah.
0:12.3	Really charged up for looking at and they find packaging and things that literally are designed to confuse them.
0:19.9	Yeah.
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