Overview

• The MAHA Report identifies ultra-processed foods, synthetic chemicals, sedentary screen-focused lifestyles and overmedicalization as primary drivers of chronic childhood illness.
• Critics point out the report omits leading threats such as gun violence, motor-vehicle collisions and social determinants of health.
• Kennedy has consolidated 28 HHS subagencies into 15 and proposed cutting 20,000 positions to save $1.8 billion annually.
• The administration plans to ban ultra-processed foods in schools and phase out eight petroleum-based food dyes by the end of 2026.
• He has endorsed the MMR vaccine and launched environmental investigations into autism trends, with initial findings expected by September.