Episode

Food Critic on a Diet, Part Two: The NYT's Pete Wells

Podcast: Special Sauce with Ed Levine
Published: Feb 20, 2026
Duration seconds: 1779
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This week Pete Wells and I talk about our mutual worst food enemy, our addiction to sugar. Pete explains how the hidden added sugars in many packaged and processed foods just compound our dietary problems. We also talk about how the mixed messages we get from the government add to our dietary woes. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices