The White House has set out health and food policy changes from reconsidering fluoride in drinking water to serving whole milk in schools in a sweeping set of recommendations unveiled by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.
The “Make America Healthy Again Commission” strategy report is the culmination of months of work by government officials in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to examine the root causes of chronic disease in children.
It reflects the rising political clout of the so-called Maha movement, which counts among its members vaccine sceptics and natural food consumers, who have found a powerful advocate in Kennedy.