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How America went MAHA

2025/1/29
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节目主持人: 本期节目讨论了罗伯特·弗洛里·肯尼迪(RFK Jr.)在参议院听证会上提出的关于疫苗和食品体系的两个主要论点。关于疫苗的观点尤其存在争议,他认为自闭症与疫苗有关。 Calley Means: 我认为大型食品和制药公司为了自身经济利益,故意让美国人保持患病状态,而不是致力于治愈疾病。例如,可口可乐公司资助美国糖尿病协会,而美国糖尿病协会接受可口可乐的资金,这反映了食品系统、医疗系统之间相互作用的弊端。美国医疗系统鼓励慢性病的管理而非治愈,这占医疗支出的95%。制药公司操纵机构以获利,FDA和NIH受到制药行业的严重影响,导致美国成为发达国家中最不健康的国家。制药公司的经济激励机制导致其更倾向于让更多人患病,这并非阴谋论,而是经济事实。我的公司促进第三方医疗干预,推荐运动、补充剂和食物等非药物干预措施,这与“让美国人保持患病状态”的指控相悖。 Helena Bottemiller-Evich: 大多数美国人认同Calley Means关于美国人患病率过高的观点,但对政府如何解决这个问题存在分歧。特朗普对食品问题的关注,以及共和党对食品添加剂问题的关注,表明了一种政治上的重新调整。“让美国再次健康”运动的目标是消除利益冲突,将政府激励转向预防性医疗。肯尼迪计划消除医疗和食品决策中的利益冲突,对食品添加剂进行更严格的监管,并改革食品补贴和学校午餐计划。彻底改革美国的食品补贴系统需要国会批准,这将非常困难。

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RFK Jr. adviser Calley Means explains why so many Americans are suspicious of food and pharma companies, and what the HHS secretary nominee plans to do about it if he's confirmed.

This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Avishay Artsy, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Rob Byers, and hosted by Noel King.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images.

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