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groundloop

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Thu May 22, 2025, 06:20 PM May 22

White House releases RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease [View all]

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



So tRump is in favor of controlling toxic chemicals in the environment but has neutered the EPA..... hmmmmmmm.
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They speak with forked tongues. NoMoreRepugs May 22 #1
"RFK Jr.-led report on chronic disease" - That's a joke, right? Jim__ May 22 #2
Neither Trump nor RFKjr give a rat's behind about sick Americans. Irish_Dem May 22 #3
CORRECT Skittles May 22 #9
Measles et al are acute (short-term) diseases, so they were able to skip over that. But vax don't cause chronic. Bernardo de La Paz May 22 #4
MFer is the poster boy of Sedentary Behavior maxsolomon May 23 #18
He has difficulty getting out of the cart and he walked into wall in the US Capitol this week. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 23 #19
Thanks to RFK Jr., living in this country isn't going to be remotely viable for anyone who still values their health. Karasu May 22 #5
I think defeat chronic disease bucolic_frolic May 22 #6
Nazi Germany had a (final) solution to people with chronic disease. generalbetrayus May 22 #8
So they'll be closing down all the fast food places and tossing most pre-made foods in the grocery stores when? dutch777 May 22 #7
It's amazing how uneducated many people are about nutrition womanofthehills May 23 #15
A lot of lying and bull shit as they remove reg's and inspection. republianmushroom May 22 #10
Not based on historical or scientific fact bmichaelh May 22 #11
that last 1 kills me. mopinko May 22 #12
Was there anything new? Falcon101 May 23 #13
Not a damn thing usregimechange May 29 #21
"So tRump is in favor of controlling toxic chemicals in the environment but has neutered the EPA..... hmmmmmmm." mdbl May 23 #14
that's the MAGA con-- say you will fix something then do the opposite and make it worse LymphocyteLover May 23 #16
Does he have any scientific analysis in the report? Or is it all speculation? LymphocyteLover May 23 #17
Maddow Blog-The Trump administration's 'MAHA Report' cites nonexistent scientific studies LetMyPeopleVote May 29 #20
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