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What makes it poisonous? Like how can the government let poison be sold isn’t that bad or do they pay the FDA off or something

gadflyinyoureye 2y ago
75% of the FDA’s budget comes from the pharmaceutical industry. I assume that part of that is the food industry. Also the USDA is largely outsourced to the industries it’s supposed to manage. The US is bought and paid for by industries that donate to the Democrats and Republicans. Welcome to America.
- throwawaydummy 2y ago
  I mean that’s everywhere though the rich rule the world even in supposedly communist China or socialist Tanzania that won’t change anytime soon My confusion is what the poison is? Is it cholesterol or something? My cousin said something about chemical reactions when the potatoes are deep fried creating a thing but I’m the dumb one in my family so I didn’t understand.
  - gadflyinyoureye 2y ago
    We allow things like high fructose corn syrup in greater quantities than the EU. Our wheat has more gluten which is am inflammatory substance. We have dyes that are known carcinogens. We allow higher levels of heavy metals than the EU. We push highly processed foods as the norm. Basically we’ve designed our diets around ease of consumption and profits.
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- toast0 2y ago
  USDA is more intended to support and promote agriculture and agribusiness than to manage the industry. Food assistance programs are dual duty --- help with poverty, but also ensure a base level of demand for agriculture products. Complaining that the USDA is good for business is like complaining if the Veterans Administration provides good benefits for Veterans. That said, I wouldn't put agribusiness in charge of the food groups, but that's what we've got.
arresin 2y ago
1. The hyper palatability 2. The calorie density to nutrition ratio 3. The high GI 4. The level of processing. 5. The low quality and probably inflammatory oils. Not poison as in you’ll die tomorrow but still
- throwawaydummy 2y ago
  Can you say more about what processing and what kind of oil the use? Also what does high GI mean like inflammation?
  - Rychard 2y ago
    > what does high GI mean? Glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how quickly a food can make your blood sugar (glucose) rise. Source: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000941.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000941.htm

gadflyinyoureye 2y ago

75% of the FDA’s budget comes from the pharmaceutical industry. I assume that part of that is the food industry. Also the USDA is largely outsourced to the industries it’s supposed to manage. The US is bought and paid for by industries that donate to the Democrats and Republicans. Welcome to America.

throwawaydummy 2y ago
I mean that’s everywhere though the rich rule the world even in supposedly communist China or socialist Tanzania that won’t change anytime soon My confusion is what the poison is? Is it cholesterol or something? My cousin said something about chemical reactions when the potatoes are deep fried creating a thing but I’m the dumb one in my family so I didn’t understand.
- gadflyinyoureye 2y ago
  We allow things like high fructose corn syrup in greater quantities than the EU. Our wheat has more gluten which is am inflammatory substance. We have dyes that are known carcinogens. We allow higher levels of heavy metals than the EU. We push highly processed foods as the norm. Basically we’ve designed our diets around ease of consumption and profits.
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toast0 2y ago
USDA is more intended to support and promote agriculture and agribusiness than to manage the industry. Food assistance programs are dual duty --- help with poverty, but also ensure a base level of demand for agriculture products. Complaining that the USDA is good for business is like complaining if the Veterans Administration provides good benefits for Veterans. That said, I wouldn't put agribusiness in charge of the food groups, but that's what we've got.

arresin 2y ago

1. The hyper palatability 2. The calorie density to nutrition ratio 3. The high GI 4. The level of processing. 5. The low quality and probably inflammatory oils. Not poison as in you’ll die tomorrow but still

throwawaydummy 2y ago
Can you say more about what processing and what kind of oil the use? Also what does high GI mean like inflammation?
- Rychard 2y ago
  > what does high GI mean? Glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how quickly a food can make your blood sugar (glucose) rise. Source: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000941.htm https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000941.htm