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Cognitive Surrender
Episode 45 • • 31:32 - 35:57

45: Cognitive Surrender

Federal Farm Subsidies and European Food Standards

Author Michael Pollan explains how the U.S. Farm Bill subsidizes commodity crops like starch-heavy corn and soy, which serve as raw ingredients for unhealthy processed foods. One host compares this to the food quality in Paris, noting that European regulations allow far fewer additives. They recount losing weight while eating bread and pasta in France due to the lack of ultra-processed ingredients.