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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “77% of military aged Americans are ineligible for military…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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RFK Jr. announces new dietary guidelines and end to "war on saturated fats"

Published | Video Starts at 10:03

Our childhood obesity rate is five times higher than countries like France. One third of US teens have prediabetes, over 35% are overweight or obese. And 20% of young adults have non alcoholic fatty liver disease. 77% of military aged Americans are ineligible for military service because of diet related conditions. If a foreign adversary sought to destroy the health of our children, to cripple our economy, to weaken our national security, there would be no better strategy than to addict us to ultra processed foods. (10:03–10:13)

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Asserts that diet-related conditions disqualify 77% of military-aged Americans from service.

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