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Trump’s MAHA Approach Is The Holistic Health Strategy We Need

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February 20, 2025
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Last week, almost immediately after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s swearing-in as secretary of health and human services (HHS), Donald Trump established an interagency commission to follow through on his promise to “Make America Healthy Again.” This holistic approach to solving the country’s chronic disease epidemic is the only way to reverse it.  Carrying the same name as the slogan, the
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5 Things RFK Can Do To Make America Healthy Again

The confirmation of America’s new Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., offers a generational opportunity to reinvigorate the nation’s health before the twin epidemics of obesity and chronic disease become endemic. In our new book, Fat And Unhappy: How “Body Positivity” Is Killing Us (and How

Stop Federal Funding Of The Sweets Driving U.S. Obesity Epidemic

February 5, 2025
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A new report from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) urges states to eliminate subsidies for candy and sugary sodas dominating the lion’s share of food stamp dollars while driving chronic disease. “Purchases of sweetened beverages, desserts, and candy exceed the program’s combined sales of fruits and vegetables by $400
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USDA Hires Seed Oil Lobbyist As Chief Of Staff

January 24, 2025
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The incoming chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a new administration determined to “make America healthy again” is a junk food lobbyist whose recent experience includes running the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) and the Edible Oil Producers Association (EOPA). On Tuesday, the USDA announced
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