Calley Means & Kyle Diamantas: On MAHA, Food Dye Reform, GRAS Loopholes & US Food Crisis
4/9/20261 hr 2 min
One year in, and the MAHA movement has already flipped the food pyramid, removed red dyes, initiated SNAP reform, and is now pushing hospitals to stop serving diabetic patients sugary drinks, but most Americans have no idea how much has changed. I brought Kyle Diamantas and Calley Means back to The Ultimate Human Podcast to give you a real, unfiltered look at what’s happening inside the FDA and HHS right now, what the wins actually look like from inside the building, and why this is a 10-year generational movement, not a one-year miracle.
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First 90 secondsCallie Means· Guest0:00
It is absolutely disgraceful what hospitals are serving patients. And we have asked a simple question to hospitals, which is: Why is the government paying you trillions of dollars to serve food that is fueling the chronic diseases?
Kyle Diamantas· Guest0:14
Part of it is just the lack of education that some in the healthcare space don't have when it comes to nutrition.
Gary Brecka· Host0:20
I don't subscribe to the theory that there's an evil wizard behind the curtain that is intentionally trying to make people sick.
Kyle Diamantas· Guest0:25
It's not what people might call big food is also largely partnering with us on this. They want that level of oversight and reform.
Callie Means· Guest0:32
The political coalition that Bobby Kennedy and President Trump put together allow us to ask common sense questions, and it allows Kyle to call the food industry to the table.
Gary Brecka· Host0:41
And these movements don't turn that fast, so it's important for people to understand that the momentum is moving in the direction of the American people.
Callie Means· Guest0:48
The MAHA argument is that this is not an issue of rejiggering Medicare, Medicaid reimbursement rates to solve what's happening to American health. There's something deeply cultural here. It's very multifaceted, and we've opened up that conversation.
Kyle Diamantas· Guest1:00
That view of keeping the food supply safe behind the curtain that no one hears about is the most important job we have in FDA.
Gary Brecka· Host1:05
What has transpired since early twenty twenty-five, and where are we going with this?
Callie Means· Guest1:10
The most revolutionary thing everyone can do is [upbeat music] Ultimate Human.
Gary Brecka· Host1:22
I want you to buckle up for this one because today I'm sitting across from two people who are inside