Critics decry White House’s Maha report on chronic illnesses in children
Report omits limiting pesticides and ultra-processed foods even as RFK Jr pledges to fight against childhood obesityThe Trump administration released its second Make America Healthy Again (Maha) report, this time on chronic illnesses in children, confirming a leaked report from last month that the...
<p>Report omits limiting pesticides and ultra-processed foods even as RFK Jr pledges to fight against childhood obesity</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> released its second Make America Healthy Again (Maha) report, this time on chronic illnesses in children, confirming a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/well/rfk-jr-maha-report-draft.html">leaked report</a> from last month that the administration would stop short of proposing direct restrictions on pesticides and ultra-processed foods.</p><p>On Tuesday, the Make America Healthy Again Commission published a 20-page <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/maha/">report</a> that attempts a balance for the priorities of health secretary <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr">Robert F Kennedy Jr</a>’s supporters with the interests of influential farming corporations. It also urges an overhaul of the nation’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/vaccines">vaccine</a> injury system and tighter oversight of certain prescriptions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/09/white-house-maha-childrens-health-report">Continue reading...</a>
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