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435: Is Big Food Poisoning Us? A Dietitian’s Perspective on Chronic Disease in America | Brigid Titgemeier, RD

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Congressional Concerns on Nutrition and Health

This chapter discusses a Senate hearing that addresses pressing nutrition and health issues in America, particularly the adverse effects of the food and pharmaceutical industries on children's health. It emphasizes the need for greater accountability and stricter regulations in food safety, contrasting the U.S. standards with those of other countries. The chapter also critiques the simplistic approaches to diet and the dismissal of parental concerns regarding food safety, linking rising health issues in children to systemic failures in nutrition education.

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