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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “About 25 years ago, there was zero diabetes practically in…”

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

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It's environmental causes. Genes don't cause epidemics. They may provide a vulnerability, but you need an environmental toxin. And we know it's the food primarily that we're eating. About 25 years ago, there was zero diabetes practically in China. Today, 51% of the adult population is diabetic or pre diabetic. How did that happen? They built 20,000 fast food joints in China and they began importing American processed food. (09:49–10:00)

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Asserts that 51% of China's adult population is now diabetic or pre-diabetic.

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