From 60 Minutes. “I’m not saying that we’re going to regulate ultraprocessed food,” says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Our job is to make sure that everybody understands what they’re getting, to have an informed public.” #ultraprocessedfoods #rfkjr

From 60 Minutes. Why is the U.S. not subsidizing healthier foods? Food author Michael Pollan explains. #ultraprocessedfoods #subsidy #nutrition

From 60 Minutes. “We are supporting both sides in the war on type 2 diabetes,” says food author Michael Pollan. “We’re subsidizing the high fructose corn syrup that’s contributing to causing it. And then we’re paying for the health care costs. I mean, it makes no sense at all.” #ultraprocessedfoods #corn #diabetes

From 60 Minutes. Ultraprocessed foods now make up about half the American diet. Some foods that may seem healthy are considered ultraprocessed, like some veggie burgers, some sweetened yogurts, and some salad dressings. Chip lover Bill Whitaker shares what he learned reporting the story and how it changed what’s on his plate. “It’s difficult to…

From 60 Minutes. 60 Minutes asks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. whether his stance on vaccines could affect support for his push against ultraprocessed foods. #ultraprocessedfoods #rfkjr #vaccine

From 60 Minutes. “We changed how this country views tobacco. We need to change how this country views these ultraprocessed foods,” says Dr. David Kessler, a former head of the FDA. #ultraprocessedfoods #health

From 60 Minutes. A landmark lawsuit against 10 manufacturers of ultraprocessed foods alleges that, like the tobacco companies, they knowingly engineered and marketed addictive, dangerous products while hiding the risks and causing a public health crisis. #ultraprocessedfoods

From 60 Minutes. Ultraprocessed foods “target the brain reward circuits that keep us coming back for more. They trigger overeating. They deprive us of any sense of fullness,” says former FDA Commissioner David Kessler. #ultraprocessedfoods #health

From 60 Minutes. RFK Jr. says, “There is no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultraprocessed.” He is targeting the GRAS exemption that allows food companies to independently verify the safety of ingredients with no government oversight if they are generally recognized by experts as safe. #ultraprocessedfoods…

From 60 Minutes. “We’re being given food that is low in nutrition and high in calories… It’s destroying our health,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells 60 Minutes. #ultraprocessedfoods #rfkjr

From 60 Minutes. Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler says the public health crisis from ultraprocessed foods may be as large, if not larger, than tobacco. #ultraprocessedfoods #FDA

From 60 Minutes. “Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history,” warns former FDA Commissioner David Kessler. #ultraprocessedfoods #health