During a testimony before Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted the detrimental impact of ultra-processed foods on Native American populations, describing the situation as a "genocide." He provided stark comparisons illustrating how Pima Indians in Arizona have significantly shorter lifespans compared to their counterparts in Mexico, who enjoy better health without such foods. Kennedy emphasized the need for traditional and high-quality food on reservations and pointed out the chronic understaffing of the Indian Health Services, stressing a commitment to improve the health and nutrition of Native American communities.
Ultra-processed food is a genocide on the American Indian. One of my big priorities will be getting good food, high-quality food, traditional foods onto the reservation.
The Pima Indians were a Blue Zone in Arizona, the longest-living people on the continent. Today, they're among the shortest-lived.
Across the border in Mexico, the Pima Indians, who are still long-lived, have no diabetes, no heart disease, no obesity - because they're not being fed ultra-processed food.
The Indian Health Service is chronically understaffed.
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