Podcast Video: COCA-COLA & The Metabolic Health Crisis: The TRUTH & How to Fix It with Calley Means
This podcast episode was originally published on July 20, 2023.
The United States government subsidizes ultra-processed foods and sugar, and the healthcare system focuses on treating diseases rather than preventing them. These issues are harming kids’ health and leading to crisis-level rates of prediabetes and diabetes in both adults and children. Siblings Calley Means and Dr. Casey Means discuss problems with the food industry, government funding, and healthcare, and they propose possible solutions, while also offering suggestions for parents wanting to set their kids up for better metabolic health right now.
What they discuss:
Kids are developing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes at alarming rates
The government subsidizes ultra-processed foods
Ultra-processed food companies incentivize trusted institutions
We only get one life to live
The metabolic health crisis is problematic for the economy
Giving kids ultra-processed foods sets them up for metabolic health issues
Three ingredients make up the problematic foundation of ultra-processed foods
Parents have a lot of control over what their kids eat—especially when they’re young
You can’t control other adults in your family
The healthcare industry isn’t incentivized in the correct ways
Calley Means describes, TruMed, his tech startup
