183: Dr. Adrian Chavez - Public health vs. individual health, MAHA, how politics influence health outcomes, America's healthcare + food system and what’s changed in the past year
The Luke Smith Nutrition Podcast by Luke Smith
Episode notes
It was a pleasure having Dr. Adrian Chavez on the show to talk about our current public health affairs and how much of our health is really within our control. Topics discussed:
-Discrepancies between health experts and social media influencers online
-Public vs. individual health and where responsibility really falls
-Changes and defunding to the NIH and what this means for science/research
-Recent cuts to healthcare, research and assistance programs
-How politics shape health + who it hits the hardest
-MAHA then vs. now. What the original message vs. reality and where they stand today
-The illusion of progress vs. actual improvements in population health
-Conversation around the new Dietary Guidelines, processed foods and consumer marketing
-Why we need to keep talking about politics and wha ...