A power duo pledges to improve public health.
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he was suspending his presidential campaign to join forces with Donald Trump’s race to the White House, he used the opportunity to trumpet the policy issues they would address: free speech, the Ukraine conflict, and “the war on our children.” Kennedy claimed the war on children is visible in the rapid decline of Americans’ health, especially that of children, who are experiencing higher rates of fatty liver disease, cancer, obesity, and mental health problems than previous generations. RFK Jr. fingered two chief culprits as causes: ultra-processed foods that “consist primarily of processed sugar, ultra-processed grains, and seed oils” and “toxic chemicals in our food, our medicines, and our environment.”
