Today, I hosted Consumed’s very first Substack Live! A conversation about and analysis of the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s 68-page report that was released yesterday and identified four drivers of the rise in childhood chronic disease: poor diet; the aggregation of environmental chemicals; lack of physical activity and chronic stress, and overmedicalization.
To break things down, I was joined by Jessica Knurick, a registered dietician and educator on nutrition, public health, and food policy. Like both Liz and I, her goal is to help people navigate complex information with clear, evidence-based guidance.
Jessica also who writes the must-read Jessica’s Substack. If you are interested in public-health policy, this newsletter offers up some of the best analysis on the Make America Healthy Again movement: what the administration is saying and what they are actually doing. These are not always the same thing.
In this conversation, we talked about:
The need for systemic change to improve individual health
MAHA’s take on ultra-processed foods, and what the administration might do about them
The report’s condemnation of industry capture — and the clear influence of the farm lobby on the final report
The power of MAHA’s rhetoric
I loved talking to Jessica and, if you enjoy the conversation, you can subscribe to her Substack here. And as always, Liz and I want to hear from you. Leave a comment with your thoughts on the MAHA report and let us know what other types of live conversations you’d like to see on Consumed.
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