This video is partly about health, but also about the role of subsidies in making our diets more unhealthy.

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In this video, we’re going to talk about the one food that has increased in our diets by over 8,000%. From 1970 to 2014, this food has increased significantly more than any other food.
Consuming this ingredient depletes vitamins and minerals. It’s one of the most potent triggers of metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease, and inflammation.
We're talking about high-fructose corn syrup.
Corn products, skim milk, chicken, turkey, added fats, and oils have also increased, but nowhere near as much as high-fructose corn syrup. Consumption of vegetables, butter, eggs, beef, and refined white sugar has decreased.
High-fructose corn syrup is hidden in many foods and drinks. Most high-fructose corn syrup is made from inedible dent corn, which is typically GMO, so it’s herbicide-tolerant.
The U.S. is the top producer and consumer of corn.
In 1932, farmers extracted 20 ½ bushels of corn per acre, and in 2022, they extracted 173 bushels per acre. The arrival of GMO foods, herbicides, and pesticides allows farmers to grow significantly more corn in a small area, which isn’t good for the environment, soil, or our health.
Always check your food labels to avoid high-fructose corn syrup, modified food starch, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, glucose syrup, and seed oils.
Gary Taubes has researched and written about obesity and sugar. Excellent coverage
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Is he the one he argues that it isn't actually about sugar?
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He wrote a book called rethinking or the case against sugar
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I was thinking of someone else, but I have heard of Taubes.
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Stuff is poison but have to admit I do love me some high fructose corn syrup laced cereal.
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I buy the fancy real sugar cereal, when I want to indulge.
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What brand is that?
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I like this stuff. They have it at Costco.
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I think this product is discontinued
I can't find it on Costco.com
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They may have just stopped carrying it. I've seen it at other stores recently.
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You are correct
for example, Amazon Prime
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I will keep an eye for it at my local grocery stores. We only have 30k people in our town, which is not bad for a town, but Costco has not graced us with their presence yet. We had a costco membership but the closest one is now an hour a way so we didn't bother renewing.
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It's pretty expensive if you can't buy the Costco sized bag.
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Have you tried that magic spoon stuff?
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No. I'm not a fan of weird keto food science products.
There used to be a grain-free granola at Costco, that happened to be keto friendly, that I did like. I haven't seen it in years, though.
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Happy to not be living in the US.
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(Sad to not be living in the US for some other reasons. Tradeoffs).
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its cheaper though!
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Sort of
If you account for the subsidies and reduced quality, then it's actually more expensive.
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people know mcdonalds is bad, yet they still eat it
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True, but they don't know how expensive it actually is, because they don't understand how heavily subsidized the corn and soy are that produce it are.
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everyone loves a fresh soy burger! or one of those impossible burgers...lol
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I'm talking about animal feed. Almost all soy and corn are grown for animal feed.
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What about edamame beans?
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That's a negligible fraction of soy acres.
If you've already eliminated processed food and feel better, but not that great then I encourage you to try Carnivore. (Or keto/low-carb, but Carnivore is very simple and easy to follow, after a couple weeks/months).
It cures so many issues.
Follow these folks: Dr Shawn Baker - book, The Carnivore Diet - a great overview, easy to read. He also has a great podcast, and a great youtube channel Dr Ken Berry - youtube channel, very highly regarded Plant Free MD - carnivore podcast, good stuff, by Dr Anthony Chaffee. He's also on youtube quite a bit, I'm not sure if he has his own channel
Also read The Big Fat Surprise - book by Nina Teicholtz - outstanding book, won a lot of awards, this is what started me out, in terms of questioning standard nutritional advice. Not a ton on carnivore diet in particular, but lots of info on how fruits/veggies/fiber/whole grains aren't as great for you as we've been told, and also on how cholesterol is a bad endpoint for measuring cardiovascular health (because people with lower cholesterol often have shorter lifespans), and how meat, eggs, and dairy are actually very healthy for you. Toxic Superfoods by Sally Norton - interesting book about a whole class of fruits/veggies that contain a specific plant toxin (oxalate) that doesn't get nearly enough attention, and might be one of the things on a vegan diet that can cause real problems.
If you don't want to read any books, check out online interviews, there's loads out there.
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