Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Sugar was not available prior to the industrial age.”

“We recognize that, but what we're telling parents is here's what you, if you really concerned about your child's health, that's what you ought to do. And you know, people will comply as best they can. You know, Sugar was not available prior to the industrial age. And you know, now it's all around us and you know, we've gone to eating pounds of sugar, you know, 10, 20, 30 pounds of sugar each American a year.” (20:37–20:42)

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