Food's Nasty Business

There was a time when food was just food—something to sustain life, nourish the body, and fuel the mind. But that time is gone. Today, food is something else entirely. It’s a tool, a product, a weapon. It has been manipulated, industrialized, and repackaged into something almost unrecognizable. And not by accident.

The modern diet is not just making people unhealthy—it’s keeping them weak, fat, sluggish, chemically imbalanced, and mentally foggy. And that’s exactly what the system wants. At every level—government, corporate, agricultural, and pharmaceutical—food has been engineered not for nutrition, but for control. The more processed and addictive the food, the more dependent people become. The more dependent they become, the more medication they need. The more medication they need, the more they rely on a healthcare system that doesn’t cure but manages. And the cycle continues, generation after generation.

Somewhere along the way, people stopped questioning what they were eating. They accepted it as normal that the average supermarket is stocked with rows of brightly colored boxes, filled with artificial ingredients and preservatives no one can pronounce. They accepted it as normal that fast food is cheaper and more accessible than real food. They accepted it as normal that the very institutions meant to promote health—schools, hospitals, even government dietary guidelines—are feeding them lies. No one asks how we got here, because no one was ever supposed to.

The transformation of food into an industrialized commodity didn’t happen overnight. It started with convenience, with innovation, with the promise that science could make life easier. But what began as a way to feed a growing population turned into something far more sinister. Today, the shelves are lined with ultra-processed fuel, designed not to nourish but to addict. Engineered foods filled with synthetic fats, artificial sugars, and chemical stabilizers don’t just fill a stomach; they rewire the brain. They hijack natural hunger cues, override satiety signals, and leave people craving more—always more. The food industry calls it the “bliss point”—the perfect ratio of sugar, fat, and salt that keeps people eating past the point of fullness. It’s not about nutrition; it’s about profit.

And it’s working. Rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and metabolic disorders have skyrocketed in just a few decades. More than half of American adults are overweight or obese, yet malnourished at the same time. They eat more than ever but get less nutrition. This is not a failure of personal responsibility; this is an engineered outcome.

For every action, there is a reaction. And the reaction to a sick population is an industry designed to treat, but never cure. Big Pharma isn’t in the business of making people well—it’s in the business of lifelong customers. A person with Type 2 diabetes can be put on medication for the rest of their life, or they can change their diet and reverse the disease in months. But how often does a doctor recommend the second option? The answer is almost never.

Doctors aren’t trained in nutrition. The average medical student gets less than 20 hours of nutrition education in their entire schooling. Instead, they’re trained in pharmaceuticals—how to diagnose, prescribe, and manage disease through medication. They treat symptoms, not root causes. A patient comes in with high blood pressure? Prescribe a pill. High cholesterol? Another pill. Insulin resistance? More medication. Never once does the system tell them that food caused the problem, and food can fix it.

But of course, it’s not just doctors. The government plays its role as well. If the goal were truly health, wouldn’t nutrition be one of the most fundamental subjects in school? Wouldn’t children be taught how to cook, how to eat for longevity, how to read ingredient labels? Instead, school lunches are filled with processed meat, sugary milk, and refined grains—ensuring that the addiction to bad food starts early. The same government that funds school meals also pushes dietary guidelines that were never based on science, but on industry influence. The infamous Food Pyramid that told Americans to eat a diet rich in grains and low in fat was a disaster—one that helped fuel the obesity epidemic. Low-fat diets led to an increase in sugar consumption, metabolic dysfunction, and insulin resistance. And yet, for decades, it was treated as gospel.

The truth is, the people who control the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the healthcare system are all part of the same machine. It’s not a coincidence that the same companies that manufacture processed foods are often invested in pharmaceuticals. One hand creates the problem, the other sells the solution. It’s a business model built on perpetual illness—not killing people outright, but keeping them alive just enough to remain profitable.

And yet, despite all this, people still blame themselves. They are told that weight gain is their fault, that health is simply a matter of willpower. But how can someone exercise willpower against a system designed to break it? How can they fight an industry that scientifically engineers food to be as addictive as a drug? Studies have shown that sugar triggers the same dopamine response as cocaine. Processed foods are loaded with chemical compounds that stimulate hunger instead of satisfying it. And yet, when people gain weight, they are told it is their own moral failing. They are never told that the food was designed to make them sick in the first place.

This is how control works—not through force, but through manipulation. A physically weak, mentally foggy, and emotionally drained population does not revolt. It does not question authority. It does not fight back. Instead, it becomes compliant, distracted, and easy to manage. The connection between food and control isn’t just about health; it’s about power. A sick, dependent society is easier to govern.

The only way out is through rejection—rejection of processed foods, rejection of pharmaceutical dependency, rejection of the lies that have been spoon-fed for generations. The solution is not a new diet fad or another government program. The solution is radical independence. It’s learning how to cook, how to eat for real nourishment, how to take back control of one’s own health. It’s about seeing food not as a product, but as medicine, as power, as freedom.

Because that’s what this is really about—freedom. When a person eats real food, they reclaim a piece of themselves that has been stolen. They regain mental clarity, physical strength, and the ability to resist. They become less dependent on a system that thrives on their sickness. They become a problem. And that’s exactly why they don’t want you to know this.

This isn’t just about health. This is about breaking free from a system that was never designed for your well-being. And in a world where weakness is encouraged, strength is the most revolutionary act of all.