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President Trump's Make America Healthy Again Commission released its Maha report
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detailing American children's overall health, calling it a crisis. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is the Health and Human Services Secretary
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and the leader of the commission behind the report, told reporters Thursday
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that the report is the most radical consensus ever made by a U.S. government agency
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about the country's health. The 68-page report titled Making Our Children Healthy Again states there's been a rise in childhood chronic disease, listing poor diet, chemical exposure, lack of physical activity, and over-medicalization as drivers behind deteriorating child health
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According to the report, more than 40 percent of the nearly 73 million children in the United States have at least one chronic health condition, such as asthma, allergies, obesity, autoimmune diseases or behavioral disorders
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All studies show an alarming increase over time, the report states. To reverse the chronic childhood illness trend, the commission recommends research initiatives and new studies on childhood vaccines
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At its floor, this report is a call to action for common sense
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We've relied too much on conflicted research, ignored common sense, or what some would call mother's intuition
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan. We have much more information on the Maha Report
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You can find it on our website, san.com, or you can download our app, the SAN app
