How The Food Industry is Controlling Us

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In this video, Dr. Michael Greger explains how we are being controlled by the food industry.

There’s no devious plot to make us sick and unhealthy, but the greed of MONEY will make people do some unbelievable things.

While tobacco kills an estimated 492,000 people a year, an unhealthy diet contributes to nearly 75% more! [1] In fact, The Guardian reports that poor diet is a factor in 1 out of 5 deaths! [2] I’d argue that is actually higher, though.

This isn’t just an attack on obesity either. You don’t have to be fat to be unhealthy!

The system is set up to fail us! Again – the system is set up to FAIL US! The foods we need to thrive aren’t easily marketable and the profit margin is horrible. Processed foods, however, can be made on the cheap and engineered to taste really good.

If it’s advertised, you have to be convinced to buy it. Eat the things you know are healthy for you – real, whole food!

If you’d like to read more about how the food industry evolved into the mega giant it is today – literally controlling our brains through food – I’d highly recommend the book, “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us,” by Michael Moss. You’d be amazed at the science that goes behind making foods irresistible! We all want to be satisfied and happy. Well, the food industry has managed to find out what makes us tick, and has turned it up to eleven!

Here are some more articles related to fast foods and advertising the food industry probably doesn’t want you to know.

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