>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Welcome back to 4Q, the podcast where.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: We make sense of food, health and the madness of government.

Priorities armed, um, only with science,

sarcasm.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: And a blood pressure cuff.

I'm Dr. Terry Simpson, your chief medical

explanationist, and this is Fork U

Fork University, where we make sense of the

madness, bust a few myths, and teach you a

little bit about food and medicine.

And today, we're talking about the

grand performance of banning petroleum based food

dyes while gutting the science that can

actually save lives.

First, let's tackle the food dye

panic. The headlines scream you're

eating petroleum. Let's calm down and

use some chemistry. Petroleum and isn't

gasoline.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: It's ancient dead plankton turned into

hydrocarbons. The same carbon and

hydrogen building blocks.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Found in avocado oil, olive oil, and.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: The Omega 3 supplements you love.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Food dyes like Red 40 are

purified.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Mostly tested molecules made safely from those

hydrocarbons. Saying you're eating gasoline

because Red 40 comes from hydrocarbons is

like saying you're eating explosives because table

salt contain sodium. And the

best part, the same people

screaming about petroleum in food dyes are

happily swallowing methylene blue, also

made from petroleum derivatives.

So are your vitamins. Science.

It's not just when it's convenient.

You're not eating gasoline. You're eating

molecules, some tested for safety

that just happens to come from ancient

carbon. Meanwhile, in the real

world, while we celebrate dye free

gummies, the federal government is slashing public health

funding, including food inspection programs,

bird flu monitoring, injury

prevention initiatives, research

grants that fund actual nutrition and

safety studies. We're setting ourselves up for

dirtier food, slower outbreak

responses, and a world where emerging public

health threats don't get studied because we blew the budget

keeping cupcakes slightly less neon.

And who's in charge of this science? Heavy decision

making. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The

man who, as far as anyone can find, never

took a single science course

in college. Naturally, he's now in charge of

the agency that oversees America's scientific

backbone.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: But, hey, he's doing exactly what he.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Was hired to do. Advocate for things that make food

babe and the Instagram wellness crowd happy.

Forget real science. Forget investing in

systems that keep our food, water and people safe. As long

as lettuce doesn't run away with your colon, everything's

great. Also in real science, milk might

not be so innocent. A recent study found that full fat

milk consumption is associated with a higher.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Risk of developing metabolic dysfunction associated with

fatty liver disease.

If you're keeping track of acronyms and you shouldn't

particularly among highly educated populations.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: I know it's correlation.

You know that $7 full fat latte

might be sneaking toward your fatty liver

one creamy sip at a time. And here's the real

kicker. We desperately need more follow up and research

on findings like these. But if we keep cutting scientific

grants to wage war on brightly colored cereal, don't

expect many answers anytime soon. So

next time you hear about a major public health victory because artificial

yellow.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Dye got banned, just remember, you might.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Dodge the neon cupcake, but you'll still.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Be dodging pathogens, unsafe, um, milk

and.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Preventable diseases with fewer

scientists left to catch them.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: This podcast was written and researched by me, Dr. Terri

Simpson.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: And while I am a board certified.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: MD, which frankly gives me more credentials and Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. I am not your

MD.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: This podcast is for medical education and entertainment

purposes only.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: If you need a personal medical advice, please consult

a real board certified physician. Not a

chiropractor, not an eastern trained shaman,

and definitely not some random YouTube guru

or RFK Junior 4Q is

distributed by our friends at Simpler Media and made possible

by the pod God himself, Mr.

Evo Tara. And

remember, stay skeptical, stay

curious, and always fork

responsibly.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Nivo.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: I guess we have to have those.

>> Dr. Terry Simpson: Dull Canadian Fruit Loops. You know, in

Canada they allow all of those colors. They

just like their Fruit Loops

dull. I don't get it.

>> Speaker C: Yeah, I'm pretty sure you've outgrown the fruit

loops stage, Dr. Simpson.

Anyhow, Canada and food

poutine. I don't really care what it's made of,

it's delicious.