What The Food Companies Don’t Want Us To Know

[@NeoYorquina4U]

As an Afro-Latina who lived both NYC & the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas, these “food-like” products Dr. Bragg is referring to are prominent in minority communities. Some communities don’t even have a supermarket/grocery store & riddled with “Dollar” stores instead. 😱😵‍💫 I believe there is even an inflation report stating that sales and stocks in dollar stores have skyrocketed. All you see in dollar stores are “ultra-processed” food-like products…no fresh fruit/vegetables in these minority communities. On the other hand, just because something is labeled healthy doesn’t mean it is healthy. I’m 1000% convinced that eating “veggie” meat (filled with unregulated soy) and drinking almond milk (containing gut-harming carrageenan) is behind some serious gastrointestinal issues I’ve had in the past decade. I’m forced to eat healthy at this point to avoid ending up in the hospital again. If I don’t understand the ingredients, I don’t make a purchase…and this is how I silently protest the food on the shelves. Thank you Erika for bringing this topic to your platform 👏🏾🙏🏾🧿🪬✨

[@ickpoc]

I hear ya, I also have gut issues that force me to eat healthy. I do drink almond milk. But I never did until the gut issues started. We're all different, though!

[@cr-iv1el]

And after a supermarket closes, they put in more fast food.

[@ElinWinblad]

@@ickpocyou might want to increase your stomach acid. It might be too low which can cause alot of issues

[@ickpoc]

@ElinWinblad No, actually, I have too much acid, and the problem is it flows out of my stomach into other parts of my body.

[@Itssuperdave]

When you go to the checkout, all the junk food is at your child’s eye level so they can get you to buy it!

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

Capitalism

[@ttlayli]

I remember voting for a law on the ballot in California. If passed the law would require full transparency on food labels (meats included). I was shocked that it didn't pass. What parent wouldn't want to know what their child was consuming?

[@WhoDaPho]

I think it's the corrupt politicians, not that the parents don't want to have full transparency.

[@Tad-For-Global-Peace]

I’m grateful for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

[@zentzu4003]

one thing about food companies i learnt from working in a rebranding/packaging area of a food company is that, the expensive food stores are selling exactly the same food in alot of cases but just with higher prices, they literally just change the packaging, i know this because i worked on those machines, the only food that got somewhat differently treated was the organic food but even then, it was processed through the same machines which barely got cleaned down before use i guess what im saying is that if you want to eat healthy, don't think the food in the expensive store is better, you need to do your research into that specific brand

[@lyfandeth]

The "plant milks" also last more than twice as long after being opened.

[@lyfandeth]

Nestle markets powdered whole milk in the US under two brand names. Klim (spell it backwards) and Nido. Often side by side on the shelf. Nido's label is in Spanish and English, and it usually is cheaper than Klim. But the Klim packaging is only in English, and more expensive. Nice, huh?

[@testing123.]

Marketing is so fun and creative, I just hope there's better products made in the future

[@cr-iv1el]

Food preferences are ingrained in childhood and our bad decisions are now 3 generations in. Marketing is strong, but traditions are stronger. The struggle is real.

[@richsamuel2922]

36:04 I'm sorry I disagree here. I have no problem labeling sugar laden or processed food as "bad" or bad for you.

[@vincent8900]

Just because something is high in sugar or processed doesn't mean it's inherently bad for you

[@nickice7009]

Yes agree targeting children is bad and we need to also understand that targeting teens as well as adults is bad too. Europe won’t even sell M&Ms with certain food dyes that are linked to causing cancer I think it’s yellow number 7 and red number 9 something like that but here in the good old USA we are giving it and companies are aloud. Not cool. They should be held accountable

[@ExplorandoJapon]

たしかに , indeed. I lived in Japan and I visit often. Christmas is all about KFC. There is no Christmas is Japan so when every one is going to KFC then ….😁

[@tomskih203]

Am I right that this mostly happens in the USA? Not saying that it doesn't happen in other countries.

[@abcdefg216]

Can lactose intolerance be intolerance to some new product used in milk making/cleaning products for the factory mashines etc? Instead of the actual milk?

[@denisetymensky8922]

Homogenization is likely also a factor. Our body sees that as a foreign ingredient and doesn’t know what to do with it and off to fat storage it goes

[@suehull6688]

Lactose is sugar. Lactase is the enzyme.

[@carlodefalco7930]

All of this is well known and been exposed countless times and obvious anyone who claims not to be aware of this is …. Also @ the checkout , doesn’t matter what is displayed or @what height , child level , you’re the parent , you’re paying , you make the ultimate decision, not the child , tantrum or not 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙄

[@Liam-iv7wk]

I seldom ever go down any aisles in grocery stores nowadays

[@savanah1407]

Really with the lab grown meat?

[@lyfandeth]

You need the Ted Nugent diet. If it didn't come out of the ground, or have a face, he wouldn't eat it.

[@eric63377]

Erika's intelligence makes her beauty even prettier😍.

[@diverstalent]

Thank you so much for educating me

[@lyfandeth]

In the US it only took what, seven years after allergend had to be listed before WHEAT (gluten) was added to the list? Ingedients are much better to compare not than they were in the 80's but the old "portion size" game is still bring play. If the are 7 servings per 18 ounce package but you teally eat a half pack...What did you eat?

[@thegrindmcoc7966]

Clarification on lactose intolerance. Over time we have decreased amount of “lactase” which breaks down lactose. The more consistent you eat it the more likely you will not become intolerant but if you don’t eat anything with lactose for a long time you’re more likely to become lactose intolerant.

[@PBlueturtle]

Great episode as always, Erika! Thank you! This was so informative!😄

[@chancesalcedo7284]

10:30 I would have thought schools didn't want energy drinks there period. I remember commercials, Kraft mac and cheese , cin. Toast crunch, Nerf, I I tried each but not a life time customer.

[@denisetymensky8922]

The schools definitely want energy drinks because then they can get compensated by big Pharma to put the kids on more drugs.

[@user-tz6lm6ji7e]

Been drinking almond for 20 years already

[@tieracks7808]

Thanks!

[@carlodefalco7930]

Further to my “ athletes comment a breakfast cereal named nutrigrain , has some nutritional benefit, goes great as a snack with beer 🍺, was endorsed by an Olympic athlete .. it’s full of added sugar .. sellout

[@mississippiapple1078]

Thanks

[@jammasterjay4298]

Sounds like a commercial

[@ElinWinblad]

I just feel the need to comment. I got an Apple credit card commercial on this with a guy who didn’t have any money on him to buy a candy bar so he applied for and was accepted for the credit card to pay for a candy bar. It just sounds really sad.

[@pamelasimmons1689]

Parental controls have come so far... but we need a way to filter out these junk food commercials and advertisements to the kids

[@nelliedean7088]

How exactly can anyone target people of colour with advertising? Are there more people of colour in the advertisements? Is it on billboards in mainly black communities? Can we have an explanation? Thanks

[@IamWanderwoman]

Sure said exactly how they do it in the video.

[@hepwo91222]

@@IamWanderwoman she didn't though, she just implied it appears more in their devices somehow. Didn't provide any evidence or explain how that fantasy might work.

[@carlodefalco7930]

Umm . It’s the “ athletes “ who should know what is healthy and isn’t to have a conscience and not endorse rubbish , just for $ss , not that they should endorse rubbish but demand , suggest healthy like , water be advertised..

[@OrphanRed]

Why do you immediately think it's the government's job to protect children from advertising. It's the parent's job. It's parents who choose what to feed their kids for breakfast, and it's parents who raise their kids not to have crazy tantrums when they don't get what they see on tv. Stop relying on the government to mould you into someone better. That's the job of parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles. Not corrupt bureaucrats.

[@-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-...]

I understand your point of view.

[@sarscov9854]

You're brainwashed by corporations. Unions are bad right? Walmart is good, junk fees good, monopolies good. It's our fault for being born at the turn of the century.

[@cr-iv1el]

Yes, absolutely. When was the last time the government solved anything?

[@mailinglist2451]

In an ideal world, we don’t need government or companies to protect us, but the average person is either uninformed or misinformed. Laws would hopefully, better inform average people.

[@OrphanRed]

We have more laws now regulating everything including food-safety, and yet people are generally completely ignorant about everything not revolving around their specific, narrow interest, and celebrity-lifestyles, and our food is still not safe, our water is still tainted by endocrine disruptors, people are still using microwaves that destroy nutrition in food, and non-stick pans that bend their sense of self in various ways, etc. More laws do not make for better humans. Better parenting, populations with higher impulse-control and higher average IQ, made for better humans and better societies. @@mailinglist2451

[@grifith1184]

Here's the best dietary advice: Carnivore Diet.

[@grifith1184]

and intermittent fasting. Cut out all sugar.

[@naeowens9119]

This is crazy and should be against the law FALSE Advertising this lady should be a dietitian

[@lyfandeth]

KFC for Christmas in Japan sounds like karma striking back at all the converts to the new foreign Christianity.

[@JEARICK.]

Found your KZbin ; captivated by your content! Can I DM, or is a business email better? Eager to connect and explore opportunities.