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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · 10d

Chronic disease won’t be solved in D.C. It’ll be solved in kitchens, labs, and farms—by innovators, not lobbyists. buff.ly/neTl7Gr

Inside the Republican network behind big soda’s bid to pit Maga against Maha

A Guardian investigation finds the US soda and snack-food industries, threatened by RFK Jr’s movement to change Americans’ eating habits, have turned to a group of well-connected strategists, shadowy…

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · 11d

Sooner or later, you have to fix food.

Fixing food means affordable nutrition - whole food and processed.

Affordable nutrition means innovations for nutrient density, bioactive, agriculture, food production, etc. All deep tech. buff.ly/hkuqqs6

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Oct 4

Who will be the company that ends chronic disease?

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Sep 30

Nutrition is finally measurable. We invested in Edacious because verified nutrient data unlocks demand, pushes reformulation, and rewards value‑added agriculture. This is how food shifts from ultraprocessed default to food‑is‑health. www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2025...

Farming for function: Edacious and ROA put nutrition under the microscope

Edacious and the Regenerative Organic Alliance are partnering to quantify the nutritional impact of regenerative organic farming, creating a data-driven roadmap that links growing practices to human…

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Aug 2

Why Silicon Valley should fund cowboys

245 million acres of US public land could sequester more carbon than all of California's emissions while producing the world's highest quality beef. The tech exists. The economics work. #RegenerativeAg #systemsthinking
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FutureCast: How America's Public Lands Became the World's Proving Ground for Healthy Beef

There's more money in healing land than destroying it

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Jun 26

RFK Jr.'s Vision: Every American with a Wearable in 4 Years – A Healthcare Revolution?
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RFK Jrs Vision of Every American With A Wearble w/in 4 Years

A summary of the June 24th Energy and Commerce Subcomittee on Health Hearing

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Jun 7

🌏 Ellen’s exploring health in China, from seniors practicing Tai Chi to herbal medicine at hotels. China faces big chronic disease challenges:

- 233M adults with diabetes
- 300M with hypertension
- Obesity quadrupled since '90s

Lessons for the U.S.? 🌱

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🌏Data for the Weekend: Chronic Disease Insights from China

Ellen is in China, so who is health there?

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Jun 6

🌿 GLP-1 treatments alone aren't enough. True health starts with food choices. Discover how integrating nutrition and healthcare can reshape our future. Check our latest insights.
#FoodIsHealth #Nutrition
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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Jun 4

🚨 Healthcare’s Achilles’ heel: Profiting from chronic disease.

💡 The solution? System C: Personalized, preventive, and built for wellness—not sickness.

The future belongs to those who embrace health, not just manage illness. buff.ly/0TzMhi5
#HealthcareInnovation #PreventiveCare #SystemC

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 23

Health insurance started as factory‑injury coverage.

100 yrs later it’s a sickness subscription that soaks up 18% of GDP—and rising.

We dug into the inflection points (Ford Hospital ➜ WWII tax break ➜ HMOs ➜ ACA) and mapped how to reboot a true “System C.”

Read the playbook 👇 buff.ly/jSuLKDN

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 22

Mouse utopia 👉 society’s warning.

Calhoun’s Universe 25 showed that abundance without purpose ended in extinction.

Our food system is on the same track—ultra‑processed plenty, collapsing health.
We lay out the parallels & a roadmap to flip the script in today’s Food is Health 🎙️👇 buff.ly/0m1Rn4q

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 21

We got access to RFK Jr.’s draft plan to reshape HHS. It focuses more on food and makes drastic changes to many traditional programs. Take a look…. foodishealth.substack.com/p/hhs-reimag...

HHS Reimagined: RFK Jr.’s Bold Plan to Fix Food and End Chronic Disease

The controversy continues...

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 19

Despite spending more than $42B each year at NIH, chronic disease continues to grow. How do we now focus on research that ends Chronic Disease? foodishealth.substack.com/p/nih-nutrit...

Have NIH Priorities Led to Sickcare aka Healthcare?

Investment Priorities and Outcomes

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 11

“The one thing we shouldn’t do is nothing.” – Michael Mudd, Kraft, 1999

Food giants had their wake-up call decades ago. They hit snooze. Now a $4T health crisis demands they finally wake up or risk irrelevance.

Is Big Food the Next Kodak?

Part I - The Addictive Junk Food Empire

Even 25 Years Ago We Knew Food Was a Problem

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 10

If you feel confused about what Trump is doing, the reforms needed in the US economy, and our global standing, I recommend reading this book to understand the unique strenth the US holds leading into the next 50 years. buff.ly/IejE5V4

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 9

With $14B per year in marketing is it a surprise Ultra Processed Food dominates our diet? Agtech will make a lot of money if it helps real food take market share from UPF and Healthcare cost. buff.ly/elE0UDh

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Apr 9

If grocery can detect nutritional variation they will demand and pay for better from the supply chain.

Pioneering Study Reveals How Production Practices Shape the Nutrient Density of Beef

/PRNewswire/ -- What makes one cut of beef more nutritious than another? A new landmark study may finally offer some insights. In a first-of-its-kind...

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 29

Facts About HHS (and Why RFK Jr.’s Transformation Could Be Big) open.substack.com/pub/foodishe...

📈Data for The Weekend: Health and Human Services

Facts About HHS (and Why RFK Jr.’s Transformation Could Be Big)

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 29

If you look at US government R&D, Food is barely visible. USDA is the thin gray line at the bottom. HIH in orange, dwarfing DoD.

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 28

America didn’t just feed the world, it used food to shape it. From Cold War diplomacy to GMOs and biofuels, US agriculture has quietly been one of the most powerful tools in our foreign policy playbook.

🍞Read the deep dive on 80 years of Food Power: buff.ly/V1brt6h
#FoodIsPower #Geopolitics #AgTech

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 28

If it’s this hard for me to eat well, with knowledge, money, and time, what chance does anyone else have? The real problem isn’t willpower. It’s the system. buff.ly/kOLjC3V

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Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hot off the presses: HHS unveils a bold, multi-part transformation to #MakeAmericaHealthyAgain. Workforce cuts, streamlined functions, and a renewed focus on customer experience are set to reshape healthcare. buff.ly/LJvBRdF

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 25

A new study, “The No-Hunger Games,” reveals that users are spending less on groceries, cutting back on processed foods, and embracing healthier options. These shifts are not only saving money but also nudging the food industry toward better food. foodishealth.substack.com/p/the-glp-1-...

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 25

The real battle isn't in a galaxy far, far away—it's on our farms and in our food system.

Cheap calories vs. affordable nutrition.

Can food take down the $1.9T healthcare Death Star? An epic showdown, Rebel-style👇 buff.ly/RQT7DkU

Carter Williams @jcarterwil.bsky.social · Mar 24

It is hard to unsee the stark differences in Europe’s #FoodIsHealth culture vs. our quick-fix fast food. From smaller portions to real ingredients, there’s plenty we can learn even from spring break.

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