Food Industry

How it works

Comparisons

Background

Evidence quality

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• The companies manufacturing processed foods are the same companies selling weight-loss programs, creating a fundamental conflict of interest. — Your Brain on Processed Foods
• Low-fat and non-fat yogurts require sugar addition to be palatable. — Low-Fat Foods, Added Sugar, and the Diabetes Epidemic
• Starting in the 1970s, food companies began acquiring diet and weight-loss brands to profit from both causing and treating overconsumption. — Your Brain on Processed Foods
• Unilever owns Slim-Fast while simultaneously owning ice cream brands Klondike Bars and Ben & Jerry's. — Your Brain on Processed Foods
• The 'enriched grains are nutritious' framework is promoted by food manufacturing companies with a commercial interest in selling processed grain products. — Carbs Are NOT Energy Foods, But Fatigue Foods
• The food and beverage industry played a structural enabling role in the obesity epidemic through hyper-palatable products, child-targeted marketing, and engineered portion sizes. — The Youth Obesity Epidemic: A Coming Health Catastrophe
• Reformulating processed food recipes or fast food menus is insufficient at the scale of the obesity problem. — The Youth Obesity Epidemic: A Coming Health Catastrophe
• Fat phobia fundamentally changed how food manufacturers formulate products. — Low-Fat Foods, Added Sugar, and the Diabetes Epidemic
• The 'no bad foods, everything in moderation' claim is primarily driven by the food industry to normalize consumption of metabolically harmful products. — Carbs Are NOT Energy Foods, But Fatigue Foods
• Arguments favoring carbohydrate consumption originate from food manufacturing interests rather than metabolic or nutritional science. — Carbs Are NOT Energy Foods, But Fatigue Foods