Since President-elect Donald Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week, attention has been focused on Kennedy’s efforts to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA). is increasing. .
One of President Kennedy’s widely publicized goals is to reduce children’s intake of ultra-processed foods.
“There are children in our generation right now who are swimming in a toxic soup,” Kennedy previously told Fox News. “We are allowing these industries to corrupt our agents and poison them en masse.”
Consumption of ultra-processed foods in the US poses risks to children
Dr. Mark Siegel, a senior medical analyst for FOX News, appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Monday to discuss the HHS Secretary’s candidate for cutting back on ultra-processed foods, which have been shown to make up 73% of the nation’s food supply. The plan was discussed.
One of the biggest dangers associated with the current food supply is food coloring, Siegel said.
“Food coloring is a problem,” he says. “Red Dye No. 3 is banned in Europe. It’s also banned in California. It’s linked to cancer in animals.”
Siegel warned that food coloring has been linked to hyperactivity in children.
Tips for parents to reduce ultra-processed foods in their children’s diets
Democrats and Republicans alike are pushing to ban food coloring, but the food industry and food lobbyists are fighting back, the doctor said.
“There are concerns that if this introduces further regulations, prices will go up. Prices in grocery stores are already an issue,” Siegel added.
The most harmful additives include MSG and high fructose corn syrup, the latter of which “directly contributes to obesity,” Siegel said. (St. Petersburg)
When it comes to ultra-processed foods, Siegel said he agrees with Kennedy’s assertion that children are “swimming in a toxic soup.”
The most harmful additives include MSG and high fructose corn syrup, the latter of which “directly contributes to obesity,” Siegel said.
“We have to get back to a healthier lifestyle so we spend less money getting super sick.”
He said nitrates, like excess sugar and salt, are a concern because they are known to cause cancer in animals.
“People get drawn into eating and eating and eating, and they end up gaining weight,” Siegel says.
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“Adding weight increases your risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.”
Mr. Siegel pointed to several significant regulatory hurdles that Mr. Kennedy will need to overcome.
“There are children in our generation right now who are swimming in a toxic soup,” Kennedy previously told Fox News. “We are allowing these industries to corrupt our agents and poison them en masse.” (St. Petersburg)
“There is pressure on the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) from the food industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and lobbying groups in Congress,” he said.
“They have so much power that they dwarf the FDA.”
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But Siegel said the goal is not to “crush Big Pharma out of business,” and that drug companies are working to create “tremendous new treatments” and personalized solutions through artificial intelligence and other biotechnologies. He’s doing a great job.”
However, he noted that the health care system tends to function like a “sickness system” that makes money from people’s illnesses.
“People get drawn into eating and eating and eating, and they end up gaining weight,” Siegel says. “Adding weight increases your risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.” (St. Petersburg)
“There should be tax incentives for going on the treadmill, taking a morning walk, eating farm-to-table food, and consuming more produce,” Siegel said. said.
“We have to get back to a healthier lifestyle so we spend less money getting super sick.”
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Overall, Siegel said, President Kennedy is “on the right track” with his plan to combat ultra-processed foods.
“Whether he can achieve that is another story,” he added.
