Food Policy, RFK Jr., and What It Means for You

Public Health Without Politics offers health tips, policy insights, and strategies to combat America's chronic disease crisis.

In this issue:

  • Food Policy is Having a Moment

  • NIH Cuts

  • Does Watching Sports Lead to Disease?

Spotlight on Health Policy

Food Policy is Having a Moment

What we eat and what’s in our food seems to be coming to the forefront of national conversation. Thanks in large part to Robert F. Kennedy and the “Make America Healthy Movement,” more Americans are becoming aware of how food impacts their health. Issues such as seed oils, artificial dyes, and food additives are making headlines. This could lead to changes in food policy, such as FDA reforms, stricter regulations on chemicals, revised food labels, and potential action against corporate control in the food industry.

How will this impact me? This could lead to changes in food policy, such as FDA reforms, stricter regulations on chemicals, revised food labels, and potential action against corporate control in the food industry.

My take: There is no doubt we need a different approach to the FDA and food policy. Be aware that a lot of what gets done on food additives and some chemicals are based on a 1958 law that requires they be banned if, given doses hundreds of times higher than what humans consume, they get cancer. I’m hopeful that RFK Jr. can do some good, and I hope he picks up a copy of my book Fixing Food!

National Institute of Health Cuts

The Trump administration announced significant cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, particularly targeting costs associated with research grants. A federal judge, however, ordered a nationwide pause.

Read the full piece on my Substack here.

Richard Williams