White House releases RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease

[groundloop]

Source: ABC News

The White House's Make America Healthy Again Commission offered a range of critiques about chronic disease in America in a report released Thursday, the first major byproduct of the cross-government commission headed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Chiefly, the report blames many chronic illnesses on ultra-processed foods, chemicals in the environment, sedentary behavior and over-reliance on digital devices among children. It also suggests childhood vaccines need to be studied further.

“We will not stop until we defeat the chronic disease epidemic in America, we're going to get it done for the first time ever,” President Donald Trump said during a MAHA event at the White House on Thursday afternoon.

“Unlike other administrations, we will not be silenced or intimidated by the corporate lobbyist or special interest. And I want this group to do what they have to do,” Trump said, mentioning issues like toxic chemicals in the environment, overprescription of children and ultra processed foods.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-releases-rfk-jr-led-report-chronic/story?id=122076156

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So tRump is in favor of controlling toxic chemicals in the environment but has neutered the EPA..... hmmmmmmm.

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. They speak with forked tongues.

[Jim__]

2. "RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease" - That's a joke, right?

Granted, it's not a funny joke.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Neither Trump nor RFKjr give a rat's behind about sick Americans.

[Skittles]

9. CORRECT

just another cover story

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Measles et al are acute (short-term) diseases, so they were able to skip over that. But vax don't cause chronic.

1) Ultra-processed foods don't help, 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. Face plant.

[Karasu]

5. Thanks to RFK Jr., living in this country isn't going to be remotely viable for anyone who still values their health.

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His appointment was the hard line in the sand for me.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. I think defeat chronic disease

means extermination, but what do I know?

[generalbetrayus]

8. Nazi Germany had a (final) solution to people with chronic disease.

[dutch777]

7. So they'll be closing down all the fast food places and tossing most pre-made foods in the grocery stores when?

What will Donnie serve to his guests at the WH if not Big Macs, fries and Coke? We do most of our shopping at the local farmers' market and as I am retired the time it takes to cook from raw and scratch is not a problem. The few times I do go to the grocery store for things they just don't sell at the farmers' market, it does amaze me if I go down the cereal or frozen food aisles what low value foods they offer. And given the amount and variety I have to assume it does get sold and is not just there for it bright and decorative packaging designs.

[republianmushroom]

10. A lot of lying and bull shit as they remove reg's and inspection.

[bmichaelh]

11. Not based on historical or scientific fact

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There is evidence some Egyptian pharaohs had cancer.
They did not eat processed foods.

I am a lymphoma survivor.
I have MAGA relatives who keep sending me links to unproven treatments.
I immediately delete it.

Some of my MAGA relatives also believe that there is a hidden cure for cancer that is being suppressed by the pharmaceutical industry.

[mopinko]

12. that last 1 kills me.

this is america. they cd charge $1m a head for it, even if it cost them pennies to make.

[Falcon101]

13. Was there anything new?

Seems we already know this crap. Wow getting no exercise is unhealthy. Who knew that?

[mdbl]

14. "So tRump is in favor of controlling toxic chemicals in the environment but has neutered the EPA..... hmmmmmmm."

Magats need to be taught the meaning of irony.