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WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the public face of U.S. health policy, revealed in an exclusive interview with USA TODAY his personal views behind the government actions he pursues as secretary of health and human services.Kennedy explained why he stopped getting annual flu shots in 2005, as …
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Plant oils are “the biggest villain” out of “all the bullshit foods”. Not our words, but those of major health influencer (and big fan of raw milk) Dr Paul Saladino.Extreme? Very likely. But Saladino’s anti-seed oil stance is no longer fringe. He’s joined in that opinion by swathes of dieters and …
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Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman.What do ready-to-bake cinnamon rolls, most french fries and many premade salad dressings have in common? They’re all made with seed oils.Until fairly recently many of us might have been …
Read MoreHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised to “Make America Healthy Again” by declaring war on artificial food dyes, ultraprocessed foods, seed oils and sodas. He’s also taken up the cause of what he sees as maligned ingredients, including butter and red meat — both of which are now …
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Before beginning his tenure as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted an old picture of his father, Bobby Kennedy, and another man at a drive-in fast food restaurant on the social media platform X. RFK Jr. took the family photograph as an …
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Before beginning his tenure as secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted an old picture of his father, Bobby Kennedy, and another man at a drive-in fast food restaurant on the social media platform X. RFK Jr. took the family photograph as …
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Table of ContentsThe soon-to-be-released U.S. Dietary Guidelines are likely to explicitly call out industrially refined seed oils as problematic. While the final language of the 2025 US Dietary Guidelines has not yet been released, even a modest shift in this direction would mark a meaningful …
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You’ve probably heard the advice a thousand times: swap out butter and lard for vegetable oils, and your heart will thank you. For decades, canola, sunflower, corn, soy, and their cousins have been labeled as the golden ticket to lowering cholesterol and dodging heart disease.They’ve been hailed in …
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For decades, nutrition experts and health officials have warned against eating too much saturated fat.Red meat, full-fat dairy products, fried foods and other big sources of the nutrient can raise your cholesterol, they have said, and with it the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, in the US – …
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The U.S. soybean sector has stepped up efforts to defend seed oils as criticism of these products gains traction on social media. Influencers linked to the Make America Healthy Again movement are urging consumers to cut back on so-called seed oils and instead consume more animal fats, including …
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