Interview · moment 20 of 21
NIH Funding, Post-COVID Regulatory Boldness, and Body Positivity Backed by Nestle
from Bobby & Cheryl | The Tim Dillon Show #360 · #360
6 min
Guest
RFK Jr. argues NIH's $42 billion budget isn't directed at root causes like autism, that COVID lockdowns opened the door to banning harmful products like high-fructose corn syrup and glyphosate, and Tim notes some body-positivity campaigns are secretly funded by junk food companies like Nestle.
- NIH has a $42 billion annual budget given to 56,000 scientists, yet none are investigating what's causing the autism epidemic.
- COVID lockdowns made it culturally acceptable to imagine implementing big solutions like banning entire product lines for public health.
- Tim argues you can now say we shut down the economy to prevent COVID, so let's prevent chronic diseases that are worse than COVID was.
- Parents trusted the government enough to feed their kids fast food and Lunchables, assuming the FDA wouldn't allow genuinely harmful products.
- Controlling the NIH to produce good science linking high fructose corn syrup to obesity and diabetes would unleash plaintiff lawyers regardless of industry lobbying.
- Body positivity campaigns have been backed by corporations like Nestle, which profit from selling junk food.
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