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RFK Jr. Report Blames Diet, Overmedication for Chronic Diseases

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg

Takeaways

The Trump administration issued a report blaming the rise in chronic diseases in the US on unhealthy food ingredients, chemicals, overreliance on medication and corporate spending. But it stopped short of attacking growers and manufacturers as much as they feared.

The 69-page report was compiled by the “Make America Healthy Again Commission.” The group was created through an executive order issued in February and is led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former environmental lawyer and longtime vaccine critic.