Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has popularized the term ultra-processed foods, linking it to the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement. This movement addresses America's health crisis tied to food, pharmaceuticals, and environmental factors. Kennedy criticized ultra-processed foods as the root of the nation's chronic disease epidemic. Currently, these foods dominate the U.S. food supply, associated with severe health issues like diabetes and obesity. The Maha commission's report indicates a similar shift in children's diets, with 70% of their calories from ultra-processed sources, despite encountering criticism over certain citations.
Over the space of the last year, Robert F Kennedy Jr. has made the term ultra-processed foods something of a household phrase. Ultra-processing has become a calling card of the Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement.
During his confirmation hearings to become head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kennedy called ultra-processed foods poison and the main culprit of the United States's chronic disease epidemic.
Today, ultra-processed foods make up 73% of the US food supply and are linked to a range of health conditions including diabetes, obesity, depression and certain cancers.
The first report of the Maha commission raised concerns about a chronic disease crisis in children, arguing that nearly 70% of children's calories now come from ultra-processed foods.
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