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I could be wrong on this, yet my impression is that the bureaucrats, given RFK's intentions, are in fear for their jobs and are looking to mitigate exposure by,
by robomartin 2y ago
I could be wrong on this, yet my impression is that the bureaucrats, given RFK's intentions, are in fear for their jobs and are looking to mitigate exposure by, well, actually starting to do their jobs.
The damage cause to society by a vast array of foods is likely the top contributor to not only disease-caused mortality but the massive cost of providing healthcare. The appointment of someone like RFK, with a mission to push for a healthy food supply makes me hopeful that we will find a path to better results.
On a personal level, after recognizing the terrible effects of bad food, I set out on a mission to change. I was type 2 diabetic and was also taking medication for hypertension. I changed my diet. Actively avoided everything outside what I call "basic" foods. I also added long term (7 to 14 day) fasting to help me push me over to the other side. It took a few months and effort. Today I am no-longer taking any medication and my blood tests come back with positive marks across the board. No more diabetes or hypertension.
Before someone suggests some of the changes had to do with exercise, well, no, that was not the case. I was determined to understand this issue of proper nutrition. So, I stopped all exercise for several months in order to isolate effects. I only started walking a couple of miles per day once I was off all medications. I achieved this result sitting in front of my computer coding and working, with the only change being dietary.
How many people out there have broken bodies and never-ending medical needs simply because they are eating horrible food? Well, if we are talking about diabetes --a metabolic disease-- the number is well over 35 million, with over a million people diagnosed every year and over 5000 children as well:
https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/about/about-type-2-diabetes.html https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/about/about-type-2-diabetes.htm...
And for the vast majority of cases, you can eliminate and reverse this with food.
Look at the list of complications introduced by type 2 diabetes:
- Heart and blood vessel disease
- Nerve damage in limbs
- Other nerve damage (heart, digestive system, etc.)
- Kidney disease
- Eye damage
- Skin conditions
- Slow healing
- Hearing damage
- Sleep apnea
- Dementia
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabetes/symptoms-causes/syc-20351193 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabet...
And that's just one of the diseases with nutrition as a root cause.
So, yeah, healthy food is important. The FDA needs to get a handle on this.
- icegreentea2 2y agoIt's possible that the RFK thing is driving some urgency, but the timeline is broadly in line with their stated goals from their 2016 to 2025 strategic plan. They started this whole process with public consultation in 2017, and released the proposed plan back in 2022.
- brookst 2y agoAgreed. If this was some “pandering to the new boss” thing they would have fast tracked approvals for eating roadkill.
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- robomartin 2y agoA change in urgency is good. The issues with our food have been known for quite some time. Given the carnage and damage to health at a massive scale, taking seven years to start acting is irresponsible. This isn't new knowledge at all. An airplane crashes and it becomes top news for days. Five thousand children and a million people per year are diagnosed with a diet-induced disease with horrible consequences and the media pays no attention to the issue at all. The death and destruction caused by the global metabolic disease pandemic should make everyone take pause: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdf/S1550-4131(23)00039-6.pdf https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdf/S1550-4131(23)00039... For context, COVID is estimated to have killed approximately 7 million people world-wide. Metabolic disease is killing over TEN MILLION every year and has been killing over 8 million per year for the last 20 years. And I am just quoting data from the Cell Metabolism Journal publication, which only covers 20 years. The destruction goes back decades beyond that. In other words, this has been a real "clear and present danger" case for decades. This is precisely why these agencies need to be shake-up to the core. What have they been doing for the last 20 or 30 years?
- llamaimperative 2y agoNever before has someone thought to take on the US food industry! I'm sure they'll just bend over and take it this time, and I'm sure their Congressional defenders from the heartland will totally let them this time because... reasons. Lol.