23. Manipulation of the Dietary Guidelines by the Seventh Day Adventist Church with Belinda Fetke

Belinda Fetke joins me for a deep exploration of the vested interests shaping the dietary guidelines in Australia and the USA. She recounts the history of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, John Harvey Kellogg’s crusade to eradicate masturbation through vegan diets, the influence of cereal & grain companies, and much more.Belinda Fetke is a citizen journalist from Tasmania, Australia. Her investigation of financial and religious influence of the dietary guidelines was prompted by her husband Dr Gary Fetke’s brush with the Australian medical board in 2014-2018 when charged with inappropriately reversing his patients diabetes using low carbohydrate diets. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s intro00:02:19 Podcast begins00:03:39 Belinda’s and Gary Fetke’s backstory00:17:09 Dr Max reflects on Dr Fetke’s journey00:20:37 Belinda's work uncovering the influence of the cereal industry in Australia00:28:59 Food industry affiliation with Seventh Day Adventist Church00:36:29 Dr Max’s summary of first 30 minutes00:39:09 John Harvey Kellogg, SDAs and the founding of the American Dietetics Association00:44:34 SDAs believed eating meat caused ‘sinful’ masturbation00:53:33 Dr Max’s reflections on physiological effects on libido of eliminating animal foods01:01:19 Dr Max on using vegetarianism as a tool of religious conversion*1:02:46 I mispoke – I meant to say heart disease was rare prior to the early 1900s, not 1700s, and the rise of heart disease incidence in the US parallels the introduction of refined seed oils into the food supply01:04:19 The longstanding financial ties of SDAs to food companies selling grain foods01:11:06 Early 1940s synthesis of food industry & religion01:12:18 Dr Max on the rise of heart disease leading up to the 1977 US Dietary Goals01:25:09 The controversy over Blue Zones01:33:21 Dr Max’s take on the adverse health effects of plant-based eating01:36:49 How the US Dietary guidelines were imported into Australia01:42:42 Dr Max summarizes the conversation01:47:14 Belinda’s closing thoughts and call for grassroots changeFURTHER READINGThe Global Influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Diet – Review paper, 2018 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/9/251John Harvey Kellogg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_KelloggEllen G. White - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_G._WhiteFOLLOW BELINDAI Support Gary, repository of Belinda’s blogs: https://www.isupportgary.comLinkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/belindafettkeFacebook: http://facebook.com/Belinda.FettkeTwitter: https://twitter.com/BelindaFettkeFOLLOW Dr MAXTwitter: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1661751206Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwRLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us Fan Mail🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) ExchangeUse code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show