Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Will be a member of West Virginia Gov on Friday. Patrick Morrisey, while the Republican governor signed the first intention letters that were looking for exemptions to allow the state that the state can eliminate soft drinks from the additional nutritional tool (SNAP) benefit.
Kennedy, who leads the Make America Healthy Again Movement, praised Morrisey during a press conference at a school in Martinsburg. The governor introduced his four pillars of a healthy West Virginia.
“Food is medicine,” said Kennedy, while Morrisey spoke about the need to ensure “nutritional programs financed by the taxpayer for healthy, nourishing choices.”
In the presence was with which co-founder and Maha Advocate Calley Means, who addresses soft drinks and ultra-processed foods in schools.
“President (Donald) Trump Lead the first administration in American history to clearly say that the purpose of the Health and Human Services department is to reverse the crisis of chronic diseases, “means told FOX News Digital.
“Food is Medicine,” said HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. During a press conference with West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Friday. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Means Kennedy’s speech an important moment for the Maha movement.
“A HHS secretary who has never been on a stage in history and said that ‘food is medicine’ before Bobby Kennedy (did) today,” said. “This is an in -depth explanation.”
He added: “What Bobby Kennedy says is that we have to tackle the cause of our chronic disease crisis and concentrate on food.”
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A survey by the Ministry of Agriculture From June 2021 it turned out that 61% of Snap participants said that the most common barrier was affordability food that are part of a healthy diet.
The regular consumption of sugar -sweet drinks such as soft drinks is linked to an increased risk of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart conditions and obesityAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Obesity and chronic diseases can be linked to sugar-sweet drinks such as soft drinks, claim maha leaders. (Istock)
Meredith Potter, senior vice president of the American Beverage Association in Washington, DC, told Fox News Digital the Health of Americans an ‘important conversation’.
“However, the reality here is that soft drinks does not float in this country,” said Potter.
“The number of obesity has risen,” she added.
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“At the same time, the consumption of soft drinks has decreased. In general, the calories of the drinks have decreased.”
Potter said that cutting soda of Snap -Obsinent taxpayers does not save money.
“You don’t reform the program. You don’t cut the program. You only tell certain Americans who need help to make ends meet at the end of every month what they can and cannot buy,” she said.
Co-founder of Tremed Calley means that Americans should ask themselves whether the government should subsidize SODA companies. (Fox News Digital)
Means that the goal is not to remove soda from someone.
“What this switch from Secretary Kennedy does is say that states can prevent the taxpayer subsidy from soft drinks,” he told Fox News Digital.
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During the press conference on Friday, Gov. Morrisey are plans to change School lunches.
“Let’s start with colorants and dangerous additives at the schools,” he said. “We know that studies show that this can lead to problems with hormones and hyperactivity and learning challenges.”
Morrisey, left, and Kennedy posed on Friday for a photo while he was wearing Make America Healthy Again Rety Hats. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Earlier in the week, the Governor signed legislation that prohibits certain harmful colors in school lunches.
Maha accounts have popped up throughout the country, with a lot Focuses on nutrition In schools.
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In February, the Arizona House of Representatives approved the Healthy Schools Act of the State, which forbids ultra-processed foods that contain harmful additives by being served in public school meals.
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“We have said since 2006 that schools are special places,” Potter said too.
“When it comes to children, parents must decide.”
Peter Burke from Fox News Digital has contributed reporting.
