The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday tapped former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson as a senior nutrition and housing adviser, serving as the point person to help implement the "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) agenda.

The agency in a statement said Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, will advise President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on rural health, nutrition and housing accessibility.

He will serve on the administration’s MAHA Commission and will likely play a role in the agency’s updating of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans due this year. The USDA has also been encouraging states to apply for waivers to bar beneficiaries from using their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to buy junk food.

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