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Increased consumer awareness of dietary health and the benefits of so-called whole foods has led to a higher demand for less processed food choices. Skyrocketing diabetes and obesity rates caused by decades of poor eating choices have prompted younger Americans to pay better attention to what is on their dinner plates and what they put … Read more
A leaked draft of the MAHA Commission’s second report has fueled recriminations and speculations that reveal the daunting task of simultaneously improving the quality of food in America while appeasing industrial interests dependent on the teat of government subsidies for pesticides. The MAHA Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my … Read more
On August 12, the Heritage Foundation partnered with American Regeneration to host two robust panels focused on the capacity to improve Americans’ health by transforming the nation’s industrial agriculture systems. The panels featured some of the nation’s foremost experts on regenerative agriculture, food marketing, investment policy, and soil science. Calley Means on the right Calley Means, an … Read more
Twelve states have obtained USDA approval to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from being used on soda and other “junk” foods.
Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s clarion for children’s health struck a bipartisan political nerve when he declared in his MAHA message on August 23, 2024, “We need to love our children more than we hate each other.” One year later, the MAHA mission is still gaining force. Diverse allies continue to rally around food and farming issues, and … Read more
Buried in a lengthy House Appropriations Committee bill advanced on July 23 are two dubious provisions that have riled a hornet’s nest of outrage from environmental and health advocacy groups. The provisions use congressional purse strings to limit the authority of federal agencies to protect the public by dictating what the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Read more
Diabetes is a leading killer of Americans – the eighth leading cause of death in 2021. Type 2 diabetes is more common as people age and is strongly correlated with obesity and a lack of exercise. A recent study of “forever chemicals,” or PFAS, adds chemical exposures to the list of contributing causes. Americans are … Read more
In February, as Robert F Kennedy Jr. took the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a battle unfolded between entrenched Big Pharma loyalists, including the FDA’s director of its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Dr. Peter Marks, and the incoming HHS team. Secretary Kennedy requested data related to vaccine … Read more
It’s almost déjà vu – a never-heard-of virus spreading through China, requiring vaccination and scaring the public. Fortunately, this one is generally non-fatal. It is not transmitted from person to person, and vaccines are available for at-risk travelers. Americans needn’t rush to buy masks or hide indoors; people visiting China, Hong Kong, or other affected … Read more
Yet another Barack Obama-appointed judge has granted a preliminary injunction to thwart a Trump administration initiative. US District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued a court order that temporarily prevents cuts to Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Specifically, this injunction protects hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars that support Planned Parenthood’s network of Medicaid providers … Read more
A courtroom battle between the president and Harvard University has reached a dramatic apex. The Trump administration seeks to terminate potentially billions of dollars in federal grants to Harvard University, which has, in turn, sued to compel the government to pay. Massachusetts US District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs has signaled that she is unimpressed … Read more
The attacks against Robert F Kennedy Jr. throughout his campaign for US president and during his nomination for Health and Human Services secretary have not abated. Detractors criticize him personally for a litany of alleged transgressions, in the style of Kennedy Derangement Syndrome (KDS). To counter the slanderous claims about Kennedy’s policies and reach more … Read more
The US Senate recently confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term, Whitney Hermandorfer, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He will have fewer opportunities to appoint federal judges in his second term, though his selections may be more critical than at any time in the nation’s history. The judiciary was … Read more
A lawsuit filed July 7 by a handful of vaccine-adulating groups seeks to vacate Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s decision to remove the COVID-19 vaccine from the CDC-recommended immunization schedules for healthy children and healthy pregnant women. Thanks for reading The MAHA Report! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Rather than … Read more
A launch of the amazing MAHA initiative, called MAHA Action, will be celebrated on July 21 at the Ned nightclub in Washington, DC. Actor and activist Russell Brand will be in attendance, along with a slate of other prominent leaders in the MAHA movement. This is a bipartisan organization, and therefore a bipartisan event — we all … Read more
New Hampshire ruling kicks the issue back to the Supremes Frustration over activist judges issuing sweeping national injunctions to block the president’s initiatives culminated in the US Supreme Court decision of Trump v CASA, Inc. The nation’s highest court ruled that US district courts lack the constitutional authority to veto executive orders with broad, nationwide injunctions. … Read more
Helping people with eating disorders is a laudable goal, but there remain unknown health risks associated with a clutch of new weight loss drugs, and significant costs. Ozempic was developed initially (and FDA-approved in 2005) for the treatment of life-threatening diabetes. Wegovy was approved by the FDA on March 8, 2024, to treat obese or … Read more
In yet another bombshell decision for its 2025 term, the US Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that Maryland unconstitutionally burdened the religious exercise of parents by using schoolbooks in the classroom about gay relationships and trans identities that threatened to undermine family religious beliefs while denying them an opportunity to opt out. The ruling … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration has terminated the US-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement, effective July 14, 2025, following decades of abuse by Mexican producers who “dump” tomatoes into the United States at below-market prices. American farmers have suffered significantly despite numerous efforts to re-negotiate the terms of the agreement. The termination is one of many efforts by the … Read more
A Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools has been struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as unconstitutional. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just signed a similar bill, which will likely struggle under the Fifth Circuit decision, while plaintiffs in Arkansas have filed suit challenging a nearly identical … Read more