Topic: Metabolic Disease

2 chapters across the catalog

Nearly 50% of American teens are overweight or obese, a trend Robert F. Kennedy Jr. describes as an "act of war" against the nation's children. The administration is looking for leaders who are not seeking payouts from big pharma to lead the FDA and HHS. The goal is to shift the national focus from maintaining chronic disease to addressing the root causes of the health crisis.

The discussion covers the rise of metabolic disease and the use of GLP-1 drugs as a "tool" that is often mismanaged. Bueller notes that while the U.S. allows 10,000 ingredients in food, many are banned in Europe. Chemicals like glyphosate (Roundup) and atrazine are linked to cancer and endocrine disruption, yet they remain prevalent in the American food supply due to the FDA's reliance on industry-funded data.