Fox News: What will it take to 'Make America Healthy Again'? Americans weigh in

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What will it take to 'Make America Healthy Again'? Americans weigh in

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Health and Human Services secretary wants to "Make America Healthy Again." People across the country offer their suggestions.......                    ...                        ...Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is poised to lead the Department of Health and Human Services if confirmed, has vowed to Make America Healthy Again. Fox News Digital asked Americans across the country what it would take to accomplish that goal......."Complete overhaul," Theresa said in Houston, Texas. "It's all about moderation. Eat, drink, sleep, exercise."......Health outcomes in the U.S. are worse in several metrics than in other developed nations. And despite stagnating rates of general obesity, rates of severe obesity (defined as a BMI of 40 or greater) have continued to climb, according to the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Many Americans Fox News Digital spoke with suggested the country's health could be improved with more exercise and better quality food. Some wanted government intervention to achieve health goals......."We need to start looking at basics like the types of oils that we allow in our stores and in our foods," Angie from Knoxville, Tennessee, said.......Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for HHS chief, is already setting his sights on Big Food and Big Pharma. One of Kennedy's goals is reducing children's consumption of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login ......"We have a generation of kids who are swimming around in a toxic soup right now," Kennedy previously told Fox News. "We're letting these industries corrupt our agencies and mass poison them."......He has proposed removing artificial dyes from food – with a specific jab at the popular You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login cereal – as well as "clearing out" entire departments within the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login for "corruption." Kennedy also supports limiting consumption of grains, sugar and seed oils.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Kennedy is "already on the right track, making some changes in terms of health and making sure the foods that are not filled with preservatives and all these processed items are not fully on the shelves the way they are now," Ethan told Fox News Digital in Birmingham, Michigan. "I think he's going to do a good job with that."......But others were less confident. Asked what it would take to make the country healthy again, Mike from Canby, Oregon, said, "Not RFK Jr."......"The vaccine skepticism stuff scares me," he added. Kennedy has made a name for himself challenging the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.......Janet from Knoxville and Xanthe from Vancouver, Washington, both said America needed better, more accessible health care, especially for seniors......."Taking care of the people who need it the most, who don't have the means to do it themselves," Xanthe said.......Lasheena in Houston hoped the country could come together to create a more health-focused society......."If we were able to come, as an economy, to come together and start making healthier options, where it's like on-the-go, then that can make America great as far as health-wise," she said.......Kennedy initially ran as an independent candidate in the presidential election, before dropping out, endorsing Trump and hitting the campaign trail.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to hear more from Americans about what it would take to make the country healthy again....

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