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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri May 23, 2025, 01:15 PM May 23

Kennedy paints dire picture of children's health in new report [View all]

The White House on Thursday released its long-awaited “Make America Healthy Again” report, painting a dire picture of American children’s health. The lengthy federal assessment’s goal is to identify the root causes of chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

“Our kids are the sickest kids in the world,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during a call with reporters Thursday morning.

Ultraprocessed food and environmental toxins were at the top of Kennedy’s list of problems that need to be urgently addressed to curb increases in chronic diseases during childhood. The report also cited sedentary, technology-driven lifestyles and the overprescribing of medications.

The 69-page report was heavy on outlining problems, but light on concrete solutions.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kennedy-paints-dire-picture-childrens-160016061.html

Warns us about environmental toxins then takes his grandkids swimming in Shit Creek.

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