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After the confirmation of Thursday by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the United States Department of Health and Human ServicesThe Spotlight is in the plans of the new secretary to make the United States again healthy.
“The future of public health is about to change forever,” Kennedy’s team wrote in an email announcing his confirmation. “This is a turning point for our nation. With RFK Jr. in front, the battle for the responsibility and reform of real health just begin.”
Also on Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order established by the Make America healthy again Commission, which will be directed by Kennedy, Fox News Digital learned exclusively.
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Below are some of the problems and key policies in which the Commission plans to focus, together with the ideas of doctors.
Food policy reform
Many doctors, including Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida neurosurgeon and longevity expert, believe that food is the “root cause of chronic disease.”
From the left: Neil Gorsuch, associate judge of the Supreme Court of the United States; The president of the United States, Donald Trump; Actress Cheryl Hines; Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); and his children Kyra and Kathleen, during a ceremony at the White House on February 13, 2025. (Jason C. Andrew/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
“Kennedy understands that fixing the Food system It’s a priority, “he told Fox News Digital.” Americans should expect policies to increase access to real integral foods, in corporate against corporate lobbying and make nutrition an cornerstone of medical care. “
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“If the Americans stop consuming ultraprocessed and poor garbage in nutrients loaded with sugar, we would not need a drug like Ozempic to compensate for poor dietary discipline,” the doctor continued. “Remember, apart from the rare exception, a thinner body is always a healthier body.”
“Kennedy understands that fixing the food system is a priority.”
Dr. Dino Prato, oncologist and owner of Envita Medical Centers in Arizona, also emphasized Kennedy’s approach to food quality and safety.
“Kennedy’s approach in promoting healthier food options It could lead to reforms in food policy, such as updating dietary guidelines to reflect the importance of Whole Foods, limiting the marketing of unhealthy foods for children and supporting local and sustainable food systems, “he told Fox News Digital.
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Kennedy’s emphasis on clean food is aligned with a “growing public concern” on the impact of processed foods and Environmental Toxins On health, Prato said.
“By promoting cleaner food standards and a change towards sustainable and whole foods based on food, our goal is to address chronic diseases in their roots.”
Improve access to medical care
The Maha Commission aims to expand health coverage and treatment options “for beneficial lifestyle and disease prevention,” Fox News Digital has learned.
“Kennedy’s support for value -based care models could lead to a more efficient and profitable health benefit, improving access to the care of unattended populations,” Prato told Fox News Digital. “This will also encourage the development of innovative and more affordable Medical Care Solutions“
From the left: the president of the United States, Donald Trump, actress Cheryl Hins and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, during a ceremony in the White House on February 13, 2025. Right: RFK Jr. is seen in Pull. -Pal as part of your Americanamoves challenge. (Getty Images; RFK Jr. campaign)
Prato also predicts a renewed approach in “integrative medicine”, which combines therapies and Lifestyle changes.
“Kennedy’s personal experience with integrative medicine could lead to greater support and greater access to alternative and complementary therapies, potentially improving the results of patients and reducing dependence on pharmaceutical products,” he said.
Increased responsibility for pharmaceutical companies
Kennedy’s approach to hold the pharmaceutical companies for potential. Side effects of the vaccine It could lead to greater security measures for patients, according to Prato.
“This greater scrutiny can encourage companies to carry out more rigorous and transparent clinical trials,” Digital Fox News told Fox.
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Emily Austin, owner of the television personality and clean beauty brand in New York City, agrees that people are getting “more and more Drug dependent and procedures that benefit organizations and corporations. “
Osborn reiterated that the pharmaceutical industry generates profits when controlling the disease, not preventing it.
“Kennedy intends to challenge this model, starting with transparency in the prices of medicines while exposing conflicts of interest and the rotating door between regulatory agencies and industry executives,” he told Fox News Digital.
“This greater scrutiny can encourage companies to carry out more rigorous and transparent clinical trials.”
Kennedy will press to break the ties between government agencies and pharmaceutical giants, Osborn predicted.
“Wait for reforms in Clinical trial Transparency, repression in direct drug advertising and a stronger emphasis on disease prevention instead of handling symptoms. “
Restoring medical freedoms
While some legislators have expressed concern about Kennedy’s vaccine opinions, the incoming secretary has promised not to take access to anyone to vaccines, but to provide access to “good science.”
“Medical decisions – as surgery – It must be rooted in informed consent, not the fulfillment of the blind, “Osborn said.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., accompanied by his wife Cheryl Hins and his family, swore as Secretary of Health and Human Services by the associated judge of the Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch in the Oval Office of the White House on February 13, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty images)
“Kennedy’s is not a ‘anti-vax’ position, but a pro transparency, Pro-science position. Patients deserve total access to data, risk-benefit analysis and the ability to choose what is injected into their bodies without coercion or censorship. ”
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Pandemia presented “obvious problems” in our public health infrastructure, said Osborn, and believes that Kennedy will lead in front.
“Kennedy’s message is clear: his health is his responsibility.”
“The objective is not to abolish vaccines (national vaccine programs have existed for decades and work, but to restore trust by eliminating conflicts of interests driven by profits that have eroded credibility.”
“Americans should be able to ask questions without being silenced or ridiculed.”
Advocate for physical activity
RFK Jr. has regularly shared videos of his rigorous gymnastics training in social networks, including some with Ike Cather, an influencer for body weight training.
Osborn refers to exercise as “forgotten prescription”, blaming Physical inactivity As one of the strongest predictors of chronic disease.
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“Our system prioritizes pharmaceutical interventions on changes in lifestyle that really address the root cause,” he said. “In this context, RFK will press on initiatives that reinforce movement as medicine“
Promotion of personal responsibility
The appointment of RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services marks an “important change” in American medical care, according to Osborn.
“Kennedy’s approach rejects mandates from top to bottom and bureaucratic interference,” he said. “On the other hand, it focuses on personal responsibility.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seen making leg presses as part of his Americanamoves challenge. (RFK Jr. campaign)
Osborn said the current health system benefits from the disease instead of preventing it.
“For too long, we have been trapped in a passive disease management system that deals with symptoms instead of addressing the fundamental causes of the disease,” he said.
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“Kennedy’s message is clear: his health is his responsibility. The government will not solve it. Your doctor will not fix it. Big Pharma will certainly not fix it. He is in you.”
