What Michael Pollan has said about Ultra-processed food
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 28, 2026
Michael Pollan, Journalist and author of How to Change Your Mind, has been quoted on Ultra-processed food 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on September 28, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Pollan argues that U.S. agriculture remains centered on corn and soy, the building blocks of harmful ultra-processed food.
“we still have a agriculture that is all about growing corn and soy, which are the building blocks of ultra processed food, which is making us sick and killing us”
Huberman Lab: What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness | Michael Pollan (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:34:53
Pollan argues that corn subsidies drive diabetes, so government supports both the cause and treatment of the disease.
“we subsidize corn, which gives us high fructose corn syrup, which gives us diabetes”
Huberman Lab: What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness | Michael Pollan (Sep 28, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:25
Episodes
What Humans, Animals and Plants Tell Us About Consciousness | Michael PollanHuberman Lab · Sep 28, 2026 · 2 h 3 min
Andrew Huberman and author Michael Pollan discuss consciousness, plant intelligence, the microbiome, psychedelics, food politics and Pollan's experiment quitting caffeine.
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