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Why America's Food System is Making you Sick
a16z· 2026-02-04 16:11
When you look at our food system today, majority of what people are eating is ultrarocessed crap. The average child spends less time outside than like a maximum security prison where people are spending eight plus hours on phone. We are in the midst of one of the biggest problems in the country.If we don't fix this, like America is going to have even more serious problems. The environment that we exist in is just structurally just hard to be healthy, which is why you see the default health outcomes in the U ...
Food Will Tell Our Story | Jeffrey Held | TEDxNYU Langone Health
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-02 16:42
I want you to imagine this. You're walking in an herb garden on a warm July day. Scents of lavender, basil, and thyme.Or someone you love baked chocolate chip cookies still warm filling the room with their aromomas. I was born with an incredible sense memory surrounding taste and smell. Simmering pot roast brings me back to my grandma's kitchen 40 years ago.I dream about tropical fruit, roasted coffee beans, perfectly cooked pasta, or sweet ice cold ripe watermelon. Food controls my moods. A good tasting at ...