WASHINGTON, DC – Health experts are rising up in the US for better nutrition and support the Make America Healthy (Maha) movement.
Ericberg, also known as the “knowledge document,” is one of the health professionals and wellness advocates gathering behind Maha as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. begins his tenure as HHS secretary to the Trump administration. .
Berg said Maha is in line with what he has focused for 35 years.
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The first thing Berg wants is a food pyramid, he said.
“It's like 65% carbohydrates, and unfortunately, this is what we use to fatten the cows,” Berg said. “So why do we have this as a pyramid of our food? That's awful.”
“The Knowledge Doc” Eric Berg fights for better nutrition for Americans. He is gathered behind new secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services, Maha and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Fox News Digital)
Berg is a licensed chiropractor and health expert specializing in keto dieting and intermittent fasting.
“We really want to exchange food pyramids to eat nutrient-rich food,” he said. “Maha [means] It will make America healthy again, just like we did in 1950, just like people didn't eat what they eat now,” he added.
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In 2011, USDA launched MyPlate. This is a chart featuring five food groups: fruit, protein, dairy products, vegetables and grains.
Berg said, in his view, grain today is not nutritious.
“It makes a huge difference in our children's health and adult health and teenage health. For example, most teenagers can [get] 68% of all calories [from] Ultra processed foods,” Berg said.
Researchers found that ultra-highly processed food consumption at home increased from 51% in 2003 to 54% in 2018. (istock)
A new analysis conducted by Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health found that ultra-highly processed foods account for more than half of the calories consumed at home by adults in the US
Researchers also found that ultra-highly processed food consumption at home rose from 51% in 2003 to 54% in 2018.
Berg said ultra-processed food or “junk food” is made up of three ingredients that Americans should keep away: seed oil, sugar and starch.
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As reported by Fox News Digital, seed oil, a highly refined, plant-based edible oil, has recently been associated with an increased risk of colon cancer.
Berg said the sugar found in most ultra-processed foods today has changed and is not something you would consider to be “normal sugar.”
He added, “It's industrial sugar. It's synthetic sugar.”
RFK Jr. is on display during President Donald Trump's oath as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Supreme Court Judge Neil Gorsuch is on the left. Actress and Kennedy's wife, Cheryl Hines, is shown on the right. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Berg said Americans should look for starch that could be listed under other conditions on food labels.
“It's 'starch, modified corn, starch, maltodextrin', and starch is basically hidden sugar. That's all,” he added.
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“They don't have any nutrition.”
After junk food is processed, flavors made with synthetic chemicals will be added to “coloring to make people eat it,” Berg said.
“We have to shine a big light and make people realize that this is not actually real food,” he added.
“We have to make a big light shine and make people realize that this isn't really real food,” said medical professionals and wellness advocate Eric Berg. (istock)
Commonly used food colours are chemicals derived from synthetic petroleum, according to the Center for Public Interest Science (CSPI), a nonprofit advocating for food safety and nutrition.
“Synthetic dyes are often used to replace genuine, nutritious ingredients such as fruits and vegetables, and are often used to make junk food more attractive.
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Diane Hess, MD of Highline Modern Medicine in Chelsea, New York, is an expert in childhood obesity medicine.
“There are so many factors that contribute to Americans' poor health, and food dyes are certainly contributing factors,” he told Fox News Digital.
Wellness advocate Berg said the Maha movement today coincides with what it has focused on for 35 years. (Fox News Digital; Istock; USDA)
He said, “These dyes, along with obesity-inducing diets, create an inflammatory state in the human body. Artificial colors also contribute to hyperactivity in children.”
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a ban on red dyes called Red 3 or erythrosin due to potential cancer risks, Fox News Digital reported.
According to the Associated Press, food manufacturers will need to remove dye from their products by January 2027, while drug manufacturers will need to remove them until January 2028.
