Washington, Sept 9, 2025 (AFP) - US unveils new health plan avoiding curbs on junk food, pesticides

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2025-09-09

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday unveiled the Trump administration's long-awaited plan to tackle chronic disease, calling for better nutrition, tighter scrutiny of medical advertising, and even a new push to boost fertility. Conspicuously absent, however, were proposals to directly restrict ultra-processed foods or pesticides -- long priorities of Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement -- omissions viewed as wins......

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