Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday released a new report from his Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission attributing things like poor diet, exposure to toxic chemicals, lack of physical activity, and "overmedicalization" as key drivers behind growing chronic illness in American children.

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The report address everything from pesticides, processed foods, the use of prescription drugs, and television advertising practices by the food industry that target children. It proposes several responses to childhood health, including:

advancing research into the causes and solutions to these problems

policy reforms to address specific problems related to childhood health

deregulation of certain industries and agency restructuring

creation of

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