Dr Karan Explores21 Feb 2025

Make America Healthy Again: Toxic Food or Toxic Information? | Dr Jessica Knurick

💬 “[MAHA’s] reliance on corrupt scientists and poisonous food additives is really a distraction from the real systemic issues.” ~Jessica Knurick

⚡️ Dr Jessica Knurick has a PhD in nutrition science and takes an evidence-based approach to her role as a dietician. She’s been gaining a lot of attention on social media for her work debunking false health claims, particularly around the Make America Healthy Again movement.

⚡ In this episode Jessica and I discuss the shortcomings of MAHA and why its claims around food dyes, seed oils and toxic chemicals are distracting us from the real issues at hand.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡ The true consequences of this ongoing erosion of trust in doctors and science

➡︎ Why an ingredients centred approach to public health is a waste of time

➡︎ Which systemic issues need to be addressed to have a real impact

➡︎ Why baby formula is being demonised and how it’s impacting children and mums

➡︎ How to spot (and avoid) health propaganda

📕 Chapters

(1:35) How MAHA erodes trust in science

(5:14) How much blame does the food industry deserve?

(13:38) The issue of corporate lobbying

(17:42) Defunding the SNAP programme

(21:55) Why are we hating on seed oils?

(25:18) Food dyes are toxic?

(34:46) Why focussing on ingredients is a waste of time

(37:36) How babies are being affected by misinformation

(46:56) Why supplements are still unregulated

(50:36) The real link between FDA and Big Pharma

(54:00) How to spot health propaganda

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📱 Connect with Jessica:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjessicaknurick/

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