"As health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr has repeatedly blamed industrially manufactured food products for the country's chronic illness and obesity crises, and urged Americans to limit their consumption of foods with added sugar, salt, fat, dyes and preservatives. Amid a slew of controversial and unbacked public health claims, his stance on ultra-processed foods is one of his least polarizing. More than 65% of Americans say they are in favor of reforming processed foods to remove added sugars and added dyes"
"The report named highly processed foods as a leading driver behind the rising rates of chronic disease in children and outlined more than 120 recommendations, including educational campaigns to promote new, forthcoming dietary guidelines; advancing policies to restrict food dye additives; and potential revisions to nutrition information rule-making. The report has been criticized by nutrition and public health experts, however, for its focus on voluntary action over meaningful regulation of food and chemical companies."
Robert F Kennedy Jr, as health secretary, attributes chronic illness and obesity to industrially manufactured foods and urges limiting foods with added sugar, salt, fat, dyes and preservatives. His stance on ultra-processed foods attracts broad public support, with more than 65% favoring reforms to remove added sugars and dyes. Nutrition experts say certain administration policies, including large subsidies to corn and soy farms, undermine efforts to reduce ultra-processed food consumption. The Make America Healthy Again strategy names highly processed foods as a leading driver of child chronic disease and lists over 120 recommendations but emphasizes voluntary measures over regulatory limits on chemicals or pesticides.
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