Americans Support RFK Jr., Even If They Don't Support Kennedy Himself
Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 21st-century health crusade.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become a profoundly polarizing figure, even if most Americans support his policy agenda, according to a new poll out last week.
According to a YouGov survey, views of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary are sharply divided while his platform is uniquely unifying.
“Far more Republicans now have positive views of Kennedy (+63) than did last year, while most Democrats now say they dislike him (-41),” YouGov reported.
More on the survey in The Federalist:
Majorities of both Republicans and Democrats were united in support of “requiring nutrition education in federally funded medical schools, banning certain food additives, funding research into alternative and holistic approaches to health, increasing restrictions on the use of pesticides in agriculture, and banning processed foods from public school lunches,” according to the poll.
Out of the 1,064 adults surveyed online between Nov. 19-20, respondents were most united on rules to prioritize nutritional education in medical schools, with nearly 8 in 10 who said they supported the proposal. However, as outlined in my new book Fat And Unhappy: How “Body Positivity” Is Killing Us (and How to Save Yourself), U.S. medical programs are already failing to meet the minimum standards for nutrition classes set by the National Academy of Sciences. Just 27 percent of medical schools met the academy’s recommendation of a 25-hour minimum embedded in curriculums, according to a 2010 survey.
Exactly what students are taught about nutrition in medical school meanwhile remains controversial as the public health establishment still promotes the low-fat diet as conventional wisdom. Kennedy, on the other hand, has rightfully condemned the low-fat dogma promoted by the food industry, though the YouGov survey did not go into details about how the potential new HHS secretary might reform nutrition curriculums in higher education.
Americans from both parties interviewed by YouGov also support Kennedy’s endorsement for legalizing marijuana, with 58 percent of U.S. adults claiming to either “strongly support” or “somewhat support” the idea. Respondents were less receptive to the legalization of psychedelic drugs for therapeutic purposes, restrictions on GLP-1 agonists such as Ozempic for weight loss, the removal of fluoride from public utilities, and lifted restrictions on raw milk. Republicans and Democrats both agreed however on 6 out of the 10 proposals presented to survey participants.
Links:
Moss: “Salt sugar fat takes a beating in new FDA definition of healthy foods.”
StudyFinds: People are living longer — But spending more time in poor health
The Federalist: Wokeness Killed The Presidential Fitness Test. President Trump Should Bring it Back
Washington Examiner: How seed oils took over our diet and what it means for our health
Washington Examiner: Banning red food dye is not going to save children
Teicholz: Dietary guidelines could not be replicated
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