Jul 9, 2018, 7:30 PM ETPanel, Conference Presentation, Fireside Chat

Eating Right: Achieving Maximum Wellness Through Nutrition

Milken InstituteAlexia Brue, Shane Emmett, Nick Green, Mark Hyman, Patrick Smith, Nick Orloveyski, Mark Blyth, JR.

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Dr. Mark Hyman predicts lifestyle preventable diseases will cost $47 trillion over the next 20 years, driven by high prevalence rates where 70% of adults and 40% of children are overweight, and 10% of food stamp funds are spent on soda.
Hyman claims industry-funded studies show positive results 88 to 50 times more often than independent studies, which indicate 99% of aspartame research suggests it is unsafe, while 70 major studies on low-carb diets were reportedly ignored in the 2015 dietary guidelines.
The speaker forecasts a $47 trillion economic impact over 20 years from preventable disease, expects personalized nutrition based on genetic enzymes for vitamins, and anticipates regenerative agriculture scaling to sequester massive carbon, manage water, and potentially surpass fossil fuels in reversing climate change.
Dr. Mark Hyman anticipates future dietary guidelines will improve, potentially via a new cabinet-level institute, and expects government subsidies to remain skewed with 99% going to corn, wheat, and soy while only 1% supports specialty crops.
Hyman predicts ketogenic and fasting mimicking diets can reverse type 2 diabetes in 60% of cases, eliminate the need for oral hypoglycemics in 100% of cases, and reduce insulin usage in 94% of patients, while also potentially reversing aging processes and treating epilepsy, brain cancer, Alzheimer's, and autism.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects specific metabolic improvements on ketogenic diets, including an average 12% (approx. 30 pounds) weight loss, a 100-point cholesterol drop, a 200-point triglyceride drop, and a 40-point HDL increase.
Nick Orlove identifies price as a massive barrier, noting healthy lifestyles cost 25 to 50 percent more than alternatives and that 95 percent of consumers cannot afford current healthy food retail prices, while geography blocks 60 percent of Americans from driving to a health food store.
Nick Orlove plans to launch "Pegan products" with Health Warrior in the back half of the year and expects data science to create a hybrid model where algorithms nudge consumers while they remain active participants.
Nick Orlove and Alexia Brew expect professional athletes and investors to help align policy and science, aiming to overcome the "intimidation factor" and "information overwhelm" that currently hinder healthy eating adoption.
Shane Emmett expects the industry to provide options covering 80 percent of Hyman's principles and notes that while 80 percent of dietary advice is established, the remaining focus is on making food delightful and accessible.
Shane Emmett highlights the difficulty of entry into retail distribution for young companies, noting the food industry is humbling and that most successful companies are 100 years old due to safety and distribution challenges.
Patrick Smith expects a culture shift from deprivation to one of personalization, joy, and community, noting that 99 percent of the U.S. population practices some form of intentional eating despite 60 percent lacking proximity to health food stores.
Patrick Smith warns of the "economics of nutrient dense foods through traditional retail" being very difficult and notes that while keto is mainstreaming, clinicians have concerns about potential deleterious effects for some individuals, necessitating an "N of 1" approach.
Alexia Brew expects the Pegan diet to be "really exploding" and notes that the Milken panel is the only one addressing what to eat, a topic that prompted her to rethink dietary staples like bacon.
Shane Emmett expects that once consumers try and stock healthy food, they will return repeatedly, and that chia seed agronomy's growth from negligible to a billion-dollar ingredient indicates high potential for healthy packaged food.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects 17 meta-analyses to find no link between saturated fat and heart disease, 2015 guidelines to exonerate cholesterol from eggs and shrimp, and homogenized dairy to impact cholesterol significantly compared to unhomogenized dairy.
Hyman expects that a 14 to 16-hour break between dinner and breakfast can reverse aging processes, that 60 million bison existed in the U.S. 150 years ago, and that 70 percent of U.S. agriculture and water is used for animal feed.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects research on ketogenic diets and fasting to accelerate, noting that independent studies show 99 percent of aspartame research indicates it is not safe and that industry-funded studies are 88 to 50 times more likely to show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects the USDA mission to focus on supporting agriculture and promoting sales of dairy and meat, with 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in food stamp programs spent over 10 years, including 10 percent on soda.
Patrick Smith expects that dramatic results occur with opposite eating styles like keto and high-carb diets for different individuals, and that the culture is moving toward personalization after being traditionally based on single-source truths.
Nick Orlove expects online platforms to address the geographic barrier where 60 percent of Americans do not live within driving distance of a health food store and anticipates that people will stick with dietary decisions if they feel empowered.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that one-third of human DNA codes for enzymes requiring vitamins or minerals to function and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects the 2015 dietary guidelines to eliminate restrictions on dietary fats but retain limits on saturated fat, while completely exonerating cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp.
Nick Orlove expects the conversation around climate change to shift to include food as a primary method of reversal, potentially more effective than fossil fuels, through a shift to regenerative farming and sustainable animal consumption.
Alexia Brew expects professional athletes and thought leaders to help align government, policy, and science regarding access to healthy foods, and anticipates the session is the only one at Milken addressing what to eat.
Shane Emmett expects that 80 percent of dietary advice is set, with the remaining 20 percent focused on making food delightful and accessible, and that the industry is 100 years old due to the difficulty of manufacturing safely.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that shifting to regenerative farming and sustainable animal consumption will become a "big movement" that sequesters massive amounts of carbon and prevents droughts and floods if scaled up.
Patrick Smith expects that clinicians on his staff have real concerns about keto having deleterious effects for some people, noting that a diet working for one person may not work for another.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines, which eliminated restrictions on dietary fats but left a limit on saturated fat.
Nick Orlove expects price to remain a massive barrier, noting healthy lifestyles cost 25 to 50 percent more and 95 percent of people cannot afford Whole Foods prices even after Amazon's acquisition.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 70 percent of our agriculture is used to grow food for animals for human consumption, as is about 70 percent of our water, and that 99 percent of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy.
Alexia Brew expects the Milken panel is the only one addressing what to eat, noting it as a "phenomenal book" topic that made her "rethink bacon."
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes 88 to 50 times more often than independent studies.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda and that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products and that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease and that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that homogenized dairy causes a huge impact on cholesterol while unhomogenized dairy does not and that people can reverse all the processes of aging by doing a 14 to 16-hour break between dinner and breakfast or lunch.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that one-third of all human DNA codes for enzymes that need vitamins or minerals to work and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies on aspartame show it is not safe and that 10% of the food stamp program is for soda.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 3 quarters of a trillion dollars in the food stamp program is spent over 10 years and that the USDA mission is to support agriculture and promote sales of dairy and meat products.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of subsidies go to corn, wheat, and soy and only 1% goes to specialty crops and that 17 meta-analyses on saturated fat find no link with heart disease.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that over 70 major studies looking at low carbohydrate diets for treatment of diabetes were ignored in the 2015 guidelines and that the 2015 guidelines eliminated any restrictions on dietary fats but still left a limit on saturated fat.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that the 2015 guidelines completely exonerated cholesterol as a cause of heart disease from eggs and shrimp and that 88 to 50 times more food industry-funded studies show positive outcomes.
Dr. Mark Hyman expects that 99% of independent studies