The Dr. Hyman Show Food dye, ADHD, and Corporate Lies: How Big Food Targets Your Kids | Vani Hari
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Apr 9, 2025 
Vani Hari, known as the Food Babe, is a food activist and author dedicated to exposing harmful ingredients in our food. In this conversation, she highlights the unethical practices of U.S. food companies like Kellogg's, particularly regarding artificial food dyes that may contribute to ADHD in children. Vani reveals FDA loopholes that allow self-approval of harmful chemicals and emphasizes the need for stronger labeling practices. She also encourages consumer activism as a powerful tool for change, advocating for healthier alternatives and transparency in food production.
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Protest at Kellogg's
- Vani Hari and others delivered 400,000 petitions to Kellogg's, protesting harmful food dyes.
- Kellogg's used security guards to accept the petitions and told the protestors to leave.
Double Standard Ingredients
- American food companies use more toxic and harmful ingredients in US products than in other countries.
- This unethical practice prioritizes profit over public health.
Broken Promises & ADHD
- Kellogg's promised to remove artificial dyes from cereals by 2018 but reneged.
- Hari testified before the Senate, highlighting this and the rising rates of ADHD, potentially linked to dyes.