Monthly Archives: July 2025

EP 63: Have We Made Food Too Tasty?, Exploring the MAHA Report



Behavioral science researcher Dave Lundahl proposes a solution to the problem of food product hyper-palatability, which is believed to be a significant contributor to the obesity crisis. In the wake of the recent high-profile Make America Healthy Again report calling for bans on dozens of food ingredients, Anna Rosales, IFT’s senior director of government affairs and nutrition, discusses the need to separate perception from scientific reality—and to explore what it will take to repair trust in the safety of our food system.

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