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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “These standards affect 45 million school lunches every day…”

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 07:52

Eat real food. Nothing matters more for health care outcomes, economic productivity, military readiness and fiscal stability. Dietary guidelines shape dozens of federal feeding programs, including Head Start. These standards affect 45 million school lunches every day, meals for 1.3 million active duty service members and food serves to 9 million veterans in VA hospitals. Today begins the work of aligning Those programs with a 4 affordable whole nutrient dense food. Implementation requires coordination across the government. I'm working with many of my fellow cabinet secretaries to deliver results. (07:52–08:07)

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Asserts that dietary standards impact school lunches, military meals, and veteran food services.

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