Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
Jaw-dropping food product of the season: pumpkin latte
Not being a particular fan of Dunkin’ Donuts, I somehow missed this astonishing drink.
But the esteemed journalist Eric Schlosser, sent me a link to this video tweet (oops, X).
This is INSANE. pic.twitter.com/2TwuSaOofF
— David Belle (@davidbelle_) September 13, 2023
I did not believe it, but excellent journalist that he is, Eric sent me the DUNKIN’ NUTRITION evidence. Go to page 6 and check out the highlighted item: 930 calories and 167 grams of added sugars (but see NOTE below)
No, you could not make this up.
930 calories, by the way, is about half of what many people need in a day.
Advice: share this with friends—plural.
NOTE: a sharp eyed reader points out that it’s not a pumpkin latte; it’s a large pumpkin swirl frozen coffee with whole milk. Whatever.
