HHS har nu lanserat sin rapport om hur trenden om kroniska sjukdomar skall vändas.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf
Purpose of This Assessment
This report—Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment—is a call to action. It presents the stark
reality of American children’s declining health, backed by compelling data and long-term trends. More
importantly, it seeks to unpack the potential dietary, behavioral, medical, and environmental drivers
behind this crisis. By examining the root causes of deteriorating child health, this assessment
establishes a clear, evidence-based foundation for the policy interventions, institutional reforms, and
societal shifts needed to reverse course.
To turn the tide and better protect our children, the United States must act decisively. During this
administration, we will begin reversing the childhood chronic disease crisis by confronting its root
causes—not just its symptoms. This means pursuing truth, embracing science, and enacting progrowth policies and innovations to restore children’s health. Today’s children are tomorrow’s workforce,
caregivers, and leaders—we can no longer afford to ignore this crisis.
After a century of costly and ineffective approaches, the federal government will lead a coordinated
transformation of our food, health, and scientific systems. This strategic realignment will ensure that all
Americans—today and in the future—live longer, healthier lives, supported by systems that prioritize
prevention, wellbeing, and resilience.
But real transformation requires more than vision—it requires clarity. Before we act, we must fully
understand the scope of the crisis, the conditions that created it, and the mechanisms through which it
continues to grow. Without this foundation, interventions risk being reactive, fragmented, or
ineffective.
To Make Our Children Healthy Again, we must begin with a shared understanding of the magnitude
of the crisis and subsequently what’s likely driving it.
This assessment provides that foundation—grounding future efforts in a common scientific basis that identifies four potential drivers behind therise in childhood chronic disease that present the clearest opportunities for progress:
Poor Diet: The American diet has shifted dramatically toward ultra-processed foods (UPFs),
leading to nutrient depletion, increased caloric intake, and exposure to harmful additives. Nearly
70% of children’s calories now come from UPFs, contributing to obesity, diabetes, and other
chronic conditions.
Aggregation of Environmental Chemicals: Children are exposed to an increasing number of
synthetic chemicals, some of which have been linked to developmental issues and chronic
disease. The current regulatory framework should be continually evaluated to ensure that
chemicals and other exposures do not interact together to pose a threat to the health of our
children.
Lack of Physical Activity and Chronic Stress: American children are experiencing
unprecedented levels of inactivity, screen use, sleep deprivation, and chronic stress. These
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factors significantly contribute to the rise in chronic diseases and mental health challenges.
Overmedicalization: There is a concerning trend of overprescribing medications to children,
often driven by conflicts of interest in medical research, regulation, and practice. This has led to
unnecessary treatments and long-term health risks.
By examining each of these drivers, this assessment equips MAHA Commission stakeholders and
partners with the facts needed to identify where and how policy interventions will likely have the
most impact.
Ja det var lite kritik om att 1-2% i rapporten var felciterade men det är väl det enda riktiga felet som vart i den.
Vad tror ni, kan denna plan vända det? Jag är själv positiv till att denna förändring äntligen åtas.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf
Purpose of This Assessment
This report—Make Our Children Healthy Again: Assessment—is a call to action. It presents the stark
reality of American children’s declining health, backed by compelling data and long-term trends. More
importantly, it seeks to unpack the potential dietary, behavioral, medical, and environmental drivers
behind this crisis. By examining the root causes of deteriorating child health, this assessment
establishes a clear, evidence-based foundation for the policy interventions, institutional reforms, and
societal shifts needed to reverse course.
To turn the tide and better protect our children, the United States must act decisively. During this
administration, we will begin reversing the childhood chronic disease crisis by confronting its root
causes—not just its symptoms. This means pursuing truth, embracing science, and enacting progrowth policies and innovations to restore children’s health. Today’s children are tomorrow’s workforce,
caregivers, and leaders—we can no longer afford to ignore this crisis.
After a century of costly and ineffective approaches, the federal government will lead a coordinated
transformation of our food, health, and scientific systems. This strategic realignment will ensure that all
Americans—today and in the future—live longer, healthier lives, supported by systems that prioritize
prevention, wellbeing, and resilience.
But real transformation requires more than vision—it requires clarity. Before we act, we must fully
understand the scope of the crisis, the conditions that created it, and the mechanisms through which it
continues to grow. Without this foundation, interventions risk being reactive, fragmented, or
ineffective.
To Make Our Children Healthy Again, we must begin with a shared understanding of the magnitude
of the crisis and subsequently what’s likely driving it.
This assessment provides that foundation—grounding future efforts in a common scientific basis that identifies four potential drivers behind therise in childhood chronic disease that present the clearest opportunities for progress:
Poor Diet: The American diet has shifted dramatically toward ultra-processed foods (UPFs),
leading to nutrient depletion, increased caloric intake, and exposure to harmful additives. Nearly
70% of children’s calories now come from UPFs, contributing to obesity, diabetes, and other
chronic conditions.
Aggregation of Environmental Chemicals: Children are exposed to an increasing number of
synthetic chemicals, some of which have been linked to developmental issues and chronic
disease. The current regulatory framework should be continually evaluated to ensure that
chemicals and other exposures do not interact together to pose a threat to the health of our
children.
Lack of Physical Activity and Chronic Stress: American children are experiencing
unprecedented levels of inactivity, screen use, sleep deprivation, and chronic stress. These
6
factors significantly contribute to the rise in chronic diseases and mental health challenges.
Overmedicalization: There is a concerning trend of overprescribing medications to children,
often driven by conflicts of interest in medical research, regulation, and practice. This has led to
unnecessary treatments and long-term health risks.
By examining each of these drivers, this assessment equips MAHA Commission stakeholders and
partners with the facts needed to identify where and how policy interventions will likely have the
most impact.
Ja det var lite kritik om att 1-2% i rapporten var felciterade men det är väl det enda riktiga felet som vart i den.
Vad tror ni, kan denna plan vända det? Jag är själv positiv till att denna förändring äntligen åtas.
