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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “This sedentary lifestyle is contributing to the Malaise, the…”

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

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RFK Jr.: Parents have to be honest with their kids about this

Published | Video Starts at 05:53

And I'm not sure exactly what the path is for achieving that, but we know what our objective is. Everybody wants our kids to get up. And it contributes. This sedentary lifestyle is contributing to the Malaise, the spiritual malaise that we have in this country, the emotional and depressive state that so many of our kids are in. And you need to get out, do competitive sports, work with teamwork, work with other kids, try to make it exciting for everybody and try to make it enjoyable. (05:53–06:10)

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Asserts that a sedentary lifestyle contributes to emotional and depressive states in children.

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