Posted on 09/27/2025 3:10:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stated during a United Nations high-level meeting on Sep. 25 that the United States will not endorse the U.N.’s new political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). He called the pact “misdirected,” “overly controlling in parts,” and outside the U.N.’s proper remit — adding that Washington remains committed to fighting chronic disease, but on its own terms.
The 15-page declaration sets targets for non-communicable diseases that “account for more than 43 million deaths each year,” many of which “occur prematurely (before the age of 70 years),” according to the document. The referenced diseases include cancers, heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, and mental health conditions.
However, the U.S., under Kennedy’s leadership, is also broadening its focus to root causes and preventative care. “President Trump is leading America in the fight to drive an historic shift from a sick-care system to health care,” Kennedy said, outlining the administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) agenda to attack root causes of chronic illness, “especially for children.” The centerpiece of the U.S. agenda, he argued, is to tell the truth about diet and nutrition: “Ultra-processed food is driving chronic disease.”
Some attendees echoed Kennedy’s concerns over nutrition as a driver of poor health and disease. Public health groups criticized the text for softening fiscal measures on sugar and alcohol. For example, Alison Cox (policy & advocacy director, NCD Alliance) said the “watered-down declaration” was a “missed opportunity” because it failed to commit to excise taxes on “harmful products,” including alcohol, tobacco, and sugar. During his remarks, Åsmund Grøver Aukrust (Norway’s minister of international development) echoed her concerns, stating that he “regret[ted] the removal of targets for taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages.”
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Sadly no eviction notice was proffered.
Targets for taxes. Of course. :-)
“new political declaration on non-communicable diseases”
I think I see the problem...
Bkmk
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The food and diet problem is uniquely American. Our issues are not Italy’s issues when it comes to food and diet.
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