To start: Vaccine critics like Mr. Kennedy often give the impression that scientists haven’t seriously researched whether vaccines might cause autism.
In a Times Opinion analysis, we can demonstrate that researchers have.
To start: Vaccine critics like Mr. Kennedy often give the impression that scientists haven’t seriously researched whether vaccines might cause autism.
In a Times Opinion analysis, we can demonstrate that researchers have.
I’m not aware of gimmicks or remedies he has a stake in selling. Could you share with me?
Generally, he’s been promoting healthier lifestyles and heavier regulation over processed foods (in direct contradiction to this administration). He blames our food choices, or lack of choices because corporations are getting away with putting trash in our food, for our declining health. When looking at the rest of the world, there are statistics to back this up. What he gets right is in regard to the things on our grocery store shelves and (on paper) the government’s role in promoting better choices.
Coincidentally, between the time I posted my original comment and now, I watched John Oliver’s segment about MAHA. The one thing he noted, in relation to promoting gimmicks, was his change in stance about health monitors. During the pandemic he was anti-tech because “the government could monitor you” but after being appointed as health secretary he’s saying he wants every American to have a health monitor within four years.
I mean, the dude in charge of America’s health is also drinking unpasteurized milk, swimming in sewage, and eating road kill - not to mention all the other wacky shit he gets wrong. He’s all over the place and I find it fascinating.
Beef tallow is not healthier than oils from plants.
Replacing corn syrup with sugar is like replacing alcohol with nicotine. Still unhealthy.
He’s a patsy for the wellness industry, which dwarfs the pharmaceutical industry by a considerable magnitude.
Beef tallow is generally healthier than oil from some plants. When cooking at high heats, nearly all plant oils will break down and become toxic, making beef tallow a healthier choice. The issue with “seed oils” is that the food being consumed is a greater concern than the type of oil it’s cooked in.
In most cases corn syrup and sugar can be swapped out as effective replacements for each other. Not the case with alcohol and nicotine.
So, as we have illustrated, things have nuance.
Kennedy is correct about many of the issues we are struggling with today but often confuses correlation for causation. In the process, he sometimes offers a solution that is generally good even if it doesn’t directly impact the issue he intends to address.
Which specific things is he correct about? And for the ones that are supposedly correct, what is he doing about them?
So far, I see no real evidence that seed oils have any problem whatsoever. The pearl-clutching over things like high fructose corn syrup - meh. People should avoid soda at least as much as they should avoid alcohol (and meat and dairy).
So far, I’ve seen him talk about “highly processed foods”. Okay, kudos for that. But add in the hysterical takes about seed oils, ivermectin, HCQ, and his anti-vaccine horseshit…well, he can take a flying leap. The amount of damage this guy will do, including killing people, is way too high.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rfk-jr-medical-conspiracy-theories-1235178091/