Energy Drinks & Predatory Marketing, Seed Oils & the Zinc Weight-Loss Study that'll surprise you! | Prevention is Cure #46

A Herald story revealed New Zealand households spend $20 million a year on energy drinks, and some people are drinking two litres a day just to get through a shift. In this episode Prof. Grant Schofield and guest co-host, Sam Schofield unpack the predatory marketing with energy drinks aimed squarely at young boys, why a single 500ml can hides 13 teaspoons of sugar and 160mg of caffeine, and the B6 toxicity risk almost nobody talks about, with recorded cases here in NZ and Australia.From there: - Are "sugar-free" lollies just a clever scam? Should governments regulate the food environment the way they regulate everything else? - A surprising new zinc trial where people lost nearly 3× more weight on the same calories. - The real story on seed oils and your cell membranes, which is more nuanced than the internet tells you. - And why the coming robot age might make some of us healthier, not sicker.This is general discussion, not medical advice. Talk to your own clinician before changing anything.Got a guest or topic you want us to cover? Drop it in the comments.