Kessler: Ultraprocessed foods can cause metabolic havoc #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-16 19:56
They took starch, right. Those cheap, easy calories, and they converted those into a whole paniply of ingredients that it was able to reassemble. And those products are so rapidly absorbed in our system that they cause metabolic havoc.They target the brain reward circuits to keep us coming back for more. They they trigger overeating. They deprive us of any sense of fullness, >> what we all call empty calories.Those calories are not just empty. They're ending up in your liver. And that fat in your liver is g ...
A decades-old food rule under scrutiny #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-16 19:56
RFK Jr. says, “There is no way for any American to know if a product is safe if it is ultraprocessed.” He is targeting the GRAS exemption that allows food companies to independently verify the safety of ingredients with no government oversight if they are generally recognized by experts as safe. #ultraprocessedfoods #rfkjr ...
RFK Jr.: Ultraprocessed foods are destroying our health #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-16 19:56
“We’re being given food that is low in nutrition and high in calories… It’s destroying our health,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells 60 Minutes. #ultraprocessedfoods #rfkjr ...
First he took on tobacco, now ultraprocessed foods #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-16 19:55
Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler says the public health crisis from ultraprocessed foods may be as large, if not larger, than tobacco. #ultraprocessedfoods #FDA ...
Kessler warns about ultraprocessed foods #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-16 19:55
“Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history,” warns former FDA Commissioner David Kessler. #ultraprocessedfoods #health ...
U.S.-Iran Latest: Iran says it's ready for compromise ahead of nuclear talks
MSNBC· 2026-02-16 19:31
Iran is signaling it's willing to compromis ahead of tomorw's critical meeting on Tehran's nuclear program in Geneva. Iranian officials are We're hoping to get some relief from U .S. sanctions stifling its economy, but the White House is not backing down in its pressure campaign, sending the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining what is already a formidable American armada in that region.Joining us now from Geneva is MSNOW's Inés de la Cotera, and also with me, Mark Polymeropoulos, fo ...
'Bad governance': New Orleans mayor on Trump threat to block U.S.-Canada bridge
MSNBC· 2026-02-16 19:25
“We’re talking about bad ideas that hurt everybody.” Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu tells Ali Velshi why he believes President Trump’s opposition to the new U.S.-Canada bridge project amounts to “bad governance” — arguing the cross-border corridor is economically vital and critical to U.S. national security. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international ...
Hayes on Trump's tariff FAIL: 'I think this is just the beginning'
MSNBC· 2026-02-16 19:15
"I think this is just the beginning." President Trump just suffered one of the most significant political defeats of his second term — as six Republicans joined Democrats in a 219-211 vote to strip his tariffs on Canada. With polling on tariffs among his weakest issues, MS NOW's Chris Hayes argues GOP cracks are starting to show — and this fight may be just beginning. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is t ...
Is Something Big Happening?, AI Safety Apocalypse, Anthropic Raises $30 Billion
Alex Kantrowitz· 2026-02-16 19:11
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We're also joined by Steven Adler, ex-OpenAI safety researcher and author of Clear-Eyed AI on Substack. We cover: 1) The Viral "Something Big Is Happening" essay 2) What the essay got wrong about recursive self-improving AI 3) Where the essay was right about the pace of change 4) Are we ready for the repercussions of fast moving AI? 5) Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 model card's risks 6) Do AI models know when they're being test ...
Obama clarifies views on aliens after saying 'they're real'
MSNBC· 2026-02-16 19:09
Former President Barack Obama clarified his views on aliens after saying "they're real" during an interview with podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen. After Obama's alien comments went viral online, the former President wrote on Instagram, "I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it’s gotten attention let me clarify." He continued that he saw no evidence during his presidency that "extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Sa ...