In Case You Haven't Heard…

Finally. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again report has been recognized for its omission of smoking. In the June 11 Politico, David Lim writes that “the word ‘tobacco’ appears in the MAHA report only within the context of his concerns about food marketing, while ‘smoking’ and ‘cigarettes’ are never mentioned. As Lim notes, under Trump's first administration FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb put forward plans to place limits on nicotine levels, which was at least a step in the direction of anti‐smoking initiatives. How to make America healthy while ignoring one of the main causes of chronic disease and death is a mystery.