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39: How the Food Industry Corrupts Science | Marion Nestle, PhD

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The Standard American Diet Is Not Good for Your Health

The standard american diet is uniquely high in both carbs and fat, and calories. The alcohol industry would love to demonstrate that one drink a day reduces your risk for heart disease. It's been recently called into question as some of those studies have been reanalyzed. And i tend to be sceptical of industry funded studies because they come out with results that favor the sponsors interest. I like my meat to come from places where i think the animals have been reasonably treated. We would all be better off eating less meat.

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