Robert F. Kennedy Jr., now serving as U.S. The Health Secretary has delivered what he calls a “clarion call” to confront the escalating crisis of chronic illness in American children. The White House’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, which Kennedy chairs, released a sweeping report Thursday naming the culprits: ultra-processed food, toxic chemicals, chronic stress, and rampant overprescription of drugs and vaccines.
Kennedy isn’t pulling punches. He’s calling out the food and pharmaceutical industries for their outsized influence on public health policy—and the consequences are staggering. Obesity, diabetes, cancer, autism spectrum disorders, and mental health issues are rising at alarming rates among children. And yet, government agencies continue to sidestep the most obvious questions.
While the report doesn’t yet propose bans or sweeping reforms, it demands urgent investigation into the role of glyphosate and atrazine—two pesticides long suspected of harming human and animal health. Predictably, industry giants like Bayer are already trying to discredit the findings, but Kennedy is no stranger to taking them on. He’s fought—and won—legal battles against Monsanto over Roundup’s link to cancer.
Critics like the American Soybean Association are lashing out, but Kennedy is clear: this isn’t about attacking farmers. It’s about protecting kids. It’s about science, not spin, and finally asking why America’s children are some of the most medicated and yet among the sickest in the developed world.
The report also raises flags about the bloated U.S. childhood vaccine schedule, calling for deeper safety research. That won’t sit well with entrenched interests, but Kennedy remains undeterred.
Policy recommendations are expected in August. Until then, Kennedy is urging the public to wake up, demand transparency, and fight for a healthier future rooted in clean food, real science, and honest government.
