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You might not wanna hear this.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=1737\">Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea next week in first visit since 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources mentioned in the episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marion Nestle, <\/li>\n<li>Catherine Price, <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Planet Money<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One reason the $70 billion supplement industry is set to double in the next seven years? Lax regulation.<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s show, we tell the story of a century-long battle between the U.S. government and \u2026 <em>you<\/em>, the people, blinded by your love of a magic pill.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re talking about protein powders, pre-workouts, creatine, stuff for gut health, joint health, vitamin C, turmeric supplements. All that. 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It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler, edited by Marianne McCune, and fact checked by Sierra Juarez with help with Vito Emanuel. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez with help from Jimmy Keeley. 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