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Podcast: The Dr. Hyman Show
Episode: Encore: America’s Fight for Food Justice | Senator Cory Booker
Description: Our current food system is a national emergency. It’s intricately designed to confuse and mislead consumers, making healthy choices difficult and contributing to America’s chronic disease epidemic. In this episode, I sit down with Senator Cory Booker to delve into the systemic issues impacting our diet, food labeling, and the power of policy change. In this episode, we discuss:
How food packaging is designed to confuse or mislead consumers
The link between the food system, chronic illness, and the unintended consequences of food policies that increase disease and healthcare costs.
The harmful effects of ultra...