Chapter
The Rise of Processed Foods and “Dieting” Culture
08:20 - 15:11 (06:51)
The podcast discusses the documentary "The Magic Pill". The documentary talks about the history of food, the rise of processed foods, and the presumption that diet was the reason for an affluent community's health phenomenon.
Clips
The speaker criticizes a food documentary for its overuse of stock footage and generalizations about the rise of processed foods while discussing the history of food.
08:20 - 10:45 (02:24)
Summary
The speaker criticizes a food documentary for its overuse of stock footage and generalizations about the rise of processed foods while discussing the history of food.
ChapterThe Rise of Processed Foods and “Dieting” Culture
Episode"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
PodcastMaintenance Phase
This podcast episode discusses the research done on children from affluent families in the Philippines who were diagnosed with liver cancer and the initial presumption that it was due to their diet.
10:46 - 13:21 (02:35)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the research done on children from affluent families in the Philippines who were diagnosed with liver cancer and the initial presumption that it was due to their diet. The study focused on experimental rats that had been exposed to an aflatoxin carcinogen and fed a diet high in casein, the main protein found in milk.
ChapterThe Rise of Processed Foods and “Dieting” Culture
Episode"Forks Over Knives": Is a Vegetarian Diet Better For You?
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The podcast hosts discuss the issue of questionable science communications in industries such as the food and pharmaceutical industries, where studies may be conducted in a misleading manner, for example by exposing rats to high doses of a carcinogen to manipulate results.
13:21 - 15:11 (01:50)
Summary
The podcast hosts discuss the issue of questionable science communications in industries such as the food and pharmaceutical industries, where studies may be conducted in a misleading manner, for example by exposing rats to high doses of a carcinogen to manipulate results.