Whole milk makes a comeback in new MAHA children's health strategy

The Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again MAHA Commission indicated that after more than a decade of restrictions on whole milk in schools the federal authorities is planning to drop them The decision to drop the restrictions on whole milk sales in schools was revealed as part of the MAHA commission's Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy a sweeping plan with over initiatives issued Tuesday The initiatives cover a wide range of topics from toxic food dyes to nutrient requirements to misleading healthcare advertisements Updated recommendations regarding fluoride and PFAS chemicals in water and a new definition for ultra-processed food were among the planned initiatives as well The Trump administration is mobilizing every part of establishment to confront the childhood chronic syndrome epidemic Robustness Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr mentioned Tuesday This strategy represents the greater part sweeping modification agenda in modern history realigning our food and physical condition systems driving development and unleashing science to protect America s children and families We are ending the corporate capture of general physical condition restoring transparency and putting gold-standard science not special interests at the center of every decision JILLIAN MICHAELS HAMMERS NY TIMES FOR BLATANT HIT PIECE PORTRAYING HER AS DANGEROUS CONSPIRACY THEORISTThe move to bring back whole milk to schools is something Kennedy has been considering since day one according to Nina Teicholz a nutrition expert who was privy to discussions among Kennedy's staff before he was endorsed by the Senate to lead the nation's constituents wellness response While removing the restrictions is a vital move there are still additional attempts that will need to be taken before whole milk becomes widely accepted again according to the Congressional Research Facility CRS One of those additional policies is rewriting the national dietary guidelines which directly influence school meal nutrition standards The new MAHA children's soundness strategy indicates that the Trump administration will update the guidelines while also reforming the manner in which future dietary guidelines can be updated Additionally the U S Department of Agriculture USDA would also initiate changes to school nutrition standards through its rulemaking process to permit whole milk in schools Meanwhile provision is another avenue that could be used to streamline the process for bringing back whole milk in schools the CRS notes which would then compel the USDA to revise its regulations governing the National School Lunch Venture In the current Congress a bill to bring back both whole milk and milk has been approved in the House and is awaiting full approval in the Senate before it can be sent to the president's desk CHERNOBYL-LEVEL FAILURE MAHA ADVISOR GIVES CDC FAILING GRADE ON COVID CHRONIC DISEASESAnother notable part of the new MAHA children's vitality strategy entails an initiative to ramp up enforcement of prescription drug advertising laws The strategy commented this includes the dissemination of liability information and quality of life through misleading and deceptive advertising on social media and digital platforms The document notes that the new enforcement will target direct-to-consumer telehealth companies and social media influencers among others In April the Department of Healthcare and Human Services HHS and the Food and Drug Administration FDA reported plans to phase out all petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the nation s food supply The MAHA strategy indicated this effort will remain ongoing as the FDA continues to pass policies that will either limit or altogether prohibit the use of petroleum-based food dyes in all food products approved in the United States Other initiatives include providing a government-wide definition for ultra-processed foods to assistance future program activity efforts to require better transparency in food labeling new recommendations regarding fluoride and PFAS chemicals in water updates to the Generally Recognized As Safe GRAS standards changes to nutrition requirements for infant formula and efforts to increase breastfeeding rates to ensure a safe supply of donor milk For too long wellbeing care has used a reactive approach to chronic diseases FDA Commissioner Dr Marty Makary disclosed I am pleased to sponsorship the findings of the MAHA commission and to promote a more proactive approach tackling root causes undermining the healthcare and happiness of American children Tuesday's children's medical strategy from the MAHA Commission follows an earlier assessment on children's medical circulated in May After that analysis was issued farmers expressed concern over what the reforms could mean for their livelihoods However following Tuesday's latest strategy assessment at least one of those groups is applauding the Trump administration for taking attempts to protect farmers It s clear that farmers' voices were ultimately heard but our work to defend their access to safe and proven crop protection tools is far from over revealed Elizabeth Burns-Thompson Executive Director of the Modern Ag Alliance The Commission avoided specific of the the majority damaging foreseen outcomes for American agriculture but it still advanced a few misconceptions about these essential farming inputs and the gold-standard science and regulatory processes that stand behind them