Sugar, Soda & Society: The Metabolic Health Crisis & Coca-Cola

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 Calley Means & Casey Means, MD, discuss:
00:00 — Intro
04:11 — Kids are developing prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes at alarming rates
05:44 — The government subsidizes ultra-processed foods
13:59 — Ultra-processed food companies incentivize trusted institutions
23:25 — We only get one life to live
27:21 — The metabolic health crisis is problematic for the economy
28:49 — Giving kids ultra-processed foods sets them up for metabolic health issues
37:17 — Three ingredients make up the problematic foundation of ultra-processed foods
44:37 — Parents have a lot of control over what their kids eat—especially when they’re young
48:22 —You can’t control other adults in your family
1:04:22 — The healthcare industry isn’t incentivized in the correct ways
1:09:12 — Calley Means describes, TruMed, his tech startup

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