RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report worries farmers, Republicans ahead of release
WASHINGTON — A highly-anticipated White House report about childhood diseases has provoked a tug-of-war pitting farmers and some prominent Republican lawmakers against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . and his 'Make America Healthy Again' movement ahead of its release.
President Donald Trump promised a review within 100 days that would analyze the ramifications that U.S. lifestyle — from the medications prescribed for children to the food served on their school lunch trays — has on childhood diseases like obesity, depression or attention deficit disorder. The report, led by a so-called 'MAHA Commission,' is expected to be released on Thursday.
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