RFK Jr. says kids 'swimming' in 'poisonous' foods as Dr. Marc Siegel calls out ‘sick care system’

Since President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to pb the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) past week, determination has been a heightened absorption connected Kennedy’s inaugural to "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA).

One of Kennedy’s wide reported goals has been to trim kids’ consumption of ultraprocessed foods.

"We person a procreation of kids who are swimming astir successful a toxic crockery close now," Kennedy antecedently told Fox News. "We’re letting these industries corrupt our agencies and wide poison them."

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Dr. Marc Siegel, elder aesculapian expert for Fox News, joined "Fox & Friends" connected Monday to sermon the HHS Secretary nominee’s plans to trim ultraprocessed foods, which person been shown to marque up 73% of the country’s nutrient supply.

One of the biggest dangers associated with the existent nutrient proviso is nutrient dyes, Siegel said.

"Food coloring is simply a problem," helium said. "Red Dye No. 3 has been banned successful Europe. They're banning it successful California. It's been associated with crab successful animals."

Food dyes person been associated with hyperactivity successful children, Siegel warned.

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Democrats and Republicans alike person pushed for banning nutrient dyes, the doc noted, but the food industry and nutrient lobbyists person fought back.

"There's a interest present that if this ends up with much regulations, that volition thrust prices up — and nutrient market store prices are already a problem," Siegel added.

Some of the astir harmful additives see MSG and high-fructose maize syrup, the second of which "directly causes obesity," according to Siegel. (iStock)

In presumption of ultraprocessed foods, Siegel said helium agrees with Kennedy’s claims that kids are "swimming successful a toxic soup."

Some of the astir harmful additives see MSG and high-fructose maize syrup, the second of which "directly causes obesity," according to Siegel.

"We've got to spell backmost to a healthier lifestyle, and past we'll person little wealth spent connected being ultra sick."

Nitrates are besides a concern, arsenic they person been shown to origin cancer successful animals, the doc said, arsenic good arsenic excess sweetener and salt.

"People conscionable get drawn successful to devour and devour and eat, and they summation weight," Siegel said. 

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"When they summation weight, they get precocious humor pressure, they get diabetes, they get heart disease, and they person a hazard for cancer."

Siegel pointed to immoderate important regulatory obstacles that Kennedy volition request to overcome. 

"We person a procreation of kids who are swimming astir successful a toxic crockery close now," Kennedy antecedently told Fox News. "We’re letting these industries corrupt our agencies and wide poison them." (iStock)

"There’s unit being enactment connected the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) by the nutrient industry, by the pharmaceutical industry, by the lobby groups successful Congress," helium said.

"They person truthful overmuch power, they beauteous overmuch dwarf the FDA."

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The extremity isn’t to "squash large pharma," however, Siegel said, pointing retired that pharmaceutical companies are "doing large things," specified arsenic coming up with "tremendous caller treatments" and personalized solutions done artificial intelligence and different biotechnologies.

However, helium noted, the health care strategy tends to run similar a "sick attraction system," making wealth from people’s illnesses.

"People conscionable get drawn successful to devour and devour and eat, and they summation weight," Siegel said. "When they summation weight, they get precocious humor pressure, they get diabetes, they get bosom disease, and they person a hazard for cancer." (iStock)

"They should springiness taxation incentives for going connected the treadmill oregon taking a locomotion successful the greeting oregon eating farm-to-table nutrient oregon having much produce," Siegel said. 

"We've got to spell backmost to a healthier lifestyle, and past we'll person little wealth spent connected being ultra sick."

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Overall, Siegel said, Kennedy is "on the close track" with his plans to combat ultraprocessed foods.

"Whether helium tin execute it is simply a antithetic story," helium added.