Jerold Mande: Our Food Is Making Us Sick

Howie and Harlan are joined by Jerold Mande, a nutrition expert who has served in the FDA, where he led the graphic design of the Nutrition Facts label, and the USDA. Harlan reports on promising new therapies for sickle cell disease, high cholesterol, and hypertension; Howie reflects on the Thanksgiving holiday and the contributions of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who died this week. Links: New Therapies “Sickle-Cell Treatment Created With Gene Editing Wins U.K. Approval” “Updated data show long-term benefits of CRISPR treatment for sickle cell, beta thalassemia” “A Randomized, Double-Blind, Dose-Ranging Study of Zilebesiran in Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Hypertension—KARDIA-1” “Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment in Reducing Risk of Cardiovascular Events —ESPRIT” “VERVE-101: CRISPR-Based Gene Editing Therapy Shows Promise in Reducing LDL-C and PCSK9 Levels in Patients With HeFH” Food and Health “An Epidemic of Chronic Illness Is Killing Us Too Soon” “Fatty Liver Was a Disease of the Old. Then Kids Started Getting Sick.” “Bariatric Surgery at 16” Nourish Science USDA: Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts Tufts University | Food Prices for Nutrition | Diet cost metrics for a better-fed world Trouble With Erythritol “Lead and Cadmium Could Be in Your Dark Chocolate” “New evidence links ultra-processed foods with a range of health risks” “Americans Are Addicted to 'Ultra-Processed' Foods, and It's Killing Us” The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite USDA: Learn how to eat healthy with MyPlate Rosalynn Carter and Doing Good “Altruism, Happiness, and Health: It’s Good to Be Good” The Carter Center: Remarks of Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C “It’s Good To Be Good: 2014 Biennial Scientific Report On  Health, Happiness, Longevity, And Helping Others” “Rosalynn Carter, First Lady and a Political Partner, Dies at 96” Read an unedited transcript of this episode. Learn more about the MBA for Executives program at Yale SOM. Email Howie and Harlan comments or questions.