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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Added sugars, especially sugar-sweetened beverages, drive…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:15

We are ending the war on saturated fats. Diets rich in vegetables and fruits reduce disease risk more effectively than many drugs. Whole grains outperform refined carbohydrates. Added sugars, especially sugar-sweetened beverages, drive metabolic disease. and today our government declares war on added sugar. Highly processed foods loaded with additives, added sugar and excess salt damage health and should be avoided. (02:15–02:24)

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Asserts that added sugars and sugar-sweetened beverages contribute to metabolic disease.

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