#8 Professor Kevin Folta: Produce, pesticides, organic and GMO; going down the rabbit hole of health

This week’s white rabbit is health, one which we are forever chasing, whilst often going in the wrong direction. Professor Kevin Folta is on a mission to help people make sense of the rights and wrongs of what to eat. Kevin is a horticultural sciences professor at the University of Florida, and also hosts the weekly podcast ‘Talking Biotech’. Spending much of his childhood growing and eating vegetables from his garden, his passion has developed over many years, and that enthusiasm really cuts through in this insightful conversation. Kevin believes divisions are being created where they don’t need to exist when it comes to healthy eating. Whilst figuring out who to believe, he says you might want to know that any health benefits gained from going non-GMO are probably down to cleaning up your diet and dropping the junk food, rather than eliminating hormones. He even has some fascinating thoughts on why the prevalence of allergies and other issues are on the rise – and it might not be what you expect.