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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(123,571 posts)
Fri May 23, 2025, 01:15 PM Friday

Kennedy paints dire picture of children's health in new report

The White House on Thursday released its long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” report, painting a dire picture of American children’s health. The lengthy federal assessment’s goal is to identify the root causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

“Our kids are the sickest kids in the world,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a call with reporters Thursday morning.

Ultraprocessed food and environmental toxins were at the top of Kennedy’s list of problems that need to be urgently addressed to curb increases in chronic diseases during childhood. The report also cited sedentary, technology-driven lifestyles and the overprescribing of medications.

The 69-page report was heavy on outlining problems, but light on concrete solutions.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kennedy-paints-dire-picture-childrens-160016061.html

Warns us about environmental toxins then takes his grandkids swimming in Shit Creek.

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Kennedy paints dire picture of children's health in new report (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Friday OP
RFK Jr. did away with the CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch at HHS. sop Friday #1
And the orange felon rapist sdfernando Friday #2
Ask a kook and get a kooky report. Nt BootinUp Friday #3
Our kids will get a lot sicker thanks to you. Autumn Friday #4
RFnKjr will get no traction with this while at same time sabotage vaccination ethos. Bernardo de La Paz Friday #5

sop

(14,388 posts)
1. RFK Jr. did away with the CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance Branch at HHS.
Fri May 23, 2025, 01:25 PM
Friday

Apparently, Bobby's not worried about the kids in Flint, Michigan.

sdfernando

(5,728 posts)
2. And the orange felon rapist
Fri May 23, 2025, 01:27 PM
Friday

is trying to shutter the EPA and FDA and the CDC among others…like that will help keep toxins out of the environment.

Bernardo de La Paz

(55,994 posts)
5. RFnKjr will get no traction with this while at same time sabotage vaccination ethos.
Fri May 23, 2025, 01:45 PM
Friday

1) Ultra-processed foods don't help health, but tRump's cronies like pushing them for profit. He won't get anywhere.

2) Chems in the enviro: tRump and RepubliCons pushing massive de-regulation. He's going to get pushed backwards on that.

3) Sedentary behaviour: tRump's inaugurination donors depend on couch potatoes to buy garbage like potato chips and video games and streaming chewing gum for the mind. No dice.

4) Addiction to devices: Again with the donors like Zuck. Face plant.

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