The Toxic Alliance: How Big Food and Big Pharma Hijacked Government Policy, Poisoning Americans for Profit

In a recent appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room (clip is above), health expert Gary Brecka laid bare the deep-seated corruption plaguing America’s food system. “74% of our nutritional research is funded by Big Food and Big Pharma,” Brecka declared, explaining how this unholy alliance has twisted public health guidelines to absurd levels—like a food pyramid that deems Lucky Charms more nutritious than grass-fed steak. Brecka praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for “ripping up decades of lies” through his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative, which aims to uproot this entrenched malfeasance. This clip, shared by @BannonsWarRoom, underscores a grim reality: For decades, corporate giants have captured government agencies, promoting unhealthy junk as “heart-healthy” while Americans have become the sickest, most obese population on Earth.

The roots of this crisis trace back to the mid-20th century, when Big Food lobbies began exerting outsized influence on federal policy. Post-World War II agricultural subsidies, ostensibly to stabilize food supplies, ballooned into a corporate welfare bonanza. Corn, soy, wheat, and sugar—key ingredients in ultra-processed foods—received billions in taxpayer dollars, making junk food artificially cheap and flooding the market with addictive, nutrient-void products. As Dr. Casey Means highlighted in a viral discussion, these subsidies aren’t neutral; they’re a direct pipeline from government coffers to Big Food’s profits, enabling the proliferation of high-fructose corn syrup and seed oils that wreak havoc on metabolic health.  Continued below this next clip

Government complicity is evident in the infamous food pyramid, introduced in 1992 by the USDA. Heavily lobbied by grain and dairy industries, it prioritized carbs—up to 11 servings daily—while demonizing fats from meat and eggs. This low-fat mantra, echoed by the American Heart Association (despite its own industry ties), led to a surge in sugary, processed alternatives. Margarine replaced butter, and low-fat yogurts packed with hidden sugars became “healthy” staples. As one conservative commentator noted, “The USDA urged Americans to trade butter for margarine… now accepted as an artery-clogging poison.” Continued below this next clip

NOW: MAHA warrior Calley Means says Democrats have become the party of Big Pharma and Big Food…all because of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

NOW: MAHA warrior Calley Means says Democrats have become the party of Big Pharma and Big Food…all because of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

And now @calleymeans warns they’re actively fighting against one of MAHA’s most important initiatives…just out of spite. pic.twitter.com/W2VMDP5qEK

— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) August 15, 2025

Big Food’s playbook mirrors Big Tobacco’s: Acquire addiction expertise and apply it to edibles. In the 1990s, tobacco giants bought food companies, engineering hyper-palatable products with precise sugar-salt-fat ratios to hijack brain chemistry. Ultra-processed foods now comprise 67% of kids’ diets, each serving hiking early mortality by 18%. Artificial dyes, banned in Europe but rampant here (e.g., Yellow 5 in “healthy” foods), contribute to behavioral issues and cancer risks. Pesticides like glyphosate (Roundup) and paraquat—illegal in producers’ home countries but sprayed on 99% of U.S. farmland—leach into our bodies, with recent studies finding 0.5% of brain tissue now plastic. Conservatives have long warned of this government-corporate cronyism. The Heritage Foundation criticized bans on trans fats as overreach but highlighted how subsidies distort markets, making real food unaffordable.  Continued below this next clip

Trump’s alliance with RFK Jr. signals hope. MAHA pushes for banning toxic dyes, ending subsidies for poison, and prioritizing real food. General Mills’ recent removal of artificial dyes is a win, but systemic change is needed. Conservatives must demand transparency: End corporate capture, reform guidelines, and let free markets favor health over profit. As Alex Clark of The Federalist put it, “Along with America, we’re waking up to the lies of Big Food.” It’s time to dismantle this toxic alliance before another generation suffers.

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