Make America Healthy Again: Restoring Health For America's Future
The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.3 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Dr. Phil discusses a chronic illness epidemic sweeping the U.S. with Calley Means, of Truemed; Dr. Cate Shanahan, nutritionist; and Jillian Michaels, fitness expert. The health of American children is under attack- and its biggest threat is a basic need, food.
Research is showing that ultra-processed foods are linked to the chronic illness epidemic that is sweeping our nation. More than 40% of school-aged children and adolescents have at least one chronic health condition, such as asthma, obesity, and behavior/learning problems. Less than 1% of children eat ideal meals.
Ultra-processed foods currently make up nearly 60% of what a typical adult eats- and nearly 70% of what children eat. Dr. Phil speaks to Calley Means, co-founder of Truemed; Dr. Cate Shanahan, board-certified MD and nutritionist; and Jillian Michaels, a fitness expert and trainer to weigh-in on this uniquely American crisis.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Cozy Earth: Visit https://CozyEarth.com/PHIL and use code PHIL for up to 40% off Preserve Gold: Visit: https://preservegold.com/ Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text "DRPHIL" to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | One of the most dangerous, even deadly things your children encounter every day, what we call food. |
| 0:06.0 | Unfortunately, these industries profit from when we're sick. We're being poison. |
| 0:11.0 | You have a loaded gun pointed at your kids that you're paying for with your tax dollars. |
| 0:17.0 | We are funding addictive food to our society and it's criminal. These people are saying, I know this is making kids sick, but we're talking about profits here. |
| 0:25.6 | That is absolutely disgusting. |
| 0:27.6 | Well, tonight, parents, you need to listen up seriously. We are talking about one of the most |
| 0:42.9 | dangerous, harmful, and sometimes even deadly things your children encounter every day. |
| 0:49.4 | They're at risk at home, at school, and with their friends. And it's not what you might think. I'm not talking about drugs. |
| 0:58.0 | I'm not talking about guns or gangs. I'm not talking about bullies or even child predators. |
| 1:04.0 | It's something that you are handing over to them every single day. I'm talking about what we call food. |
| 1:11.6 | It is a uniquely American problem. |
| 1:16.6 | That's become a joke to the rest of the world. |
| 1:20.6 | Look at this. |
| 1:22.6 | Even the Statue of Liberty is obese. |
| 1:26.6 | Sadly, this is no joke. It's a crisis that is at you a liberty is obese. |
| 1:30.3 | Sadly, this is no joke. It's a crisis that is causing a chronic illness epidemic |
| 1:34.3 | among children, driven by the regular consumption |
| 1:38.3 | of ultra-processed foods. |
| 1:40.3 | One-third of young adults in the United States |
| 1:43.3 | have pre-diabetes. |
| 1:45.0 | 10% of teens have fatty liver disease. |
| 1:49.0 | And 50% of young adults are overweight or obese. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Phil McGraw, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Phil McGraw and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.