By The Daily Wire (World News) | Created at 2024-11-14 20:55:07 | Updated at 2024-11-23 01:09:45
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President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly expected to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after he is sworn into office in January.
Politico reported the selection, citing a person familiar with the matter, but added that it was not set in stone and could still change.
Kennedy launched a campaign for president as a Democrat in April 2023. Six months later, he ended his bid for the Democrat nomination and switched to running as an Independent candidate.
Kennedy dropped out of the race in August 2024, endorsed Trump, and promised to investigate chronic health issues and what he believes is corruption within America’s health and food ecosystem.
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Chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease are the leading causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and the “leading drivers of the nation’s $4.5 trillion in annual health care costs.” Close to 30% of American teens are prediabetic, more than 18% of young adults have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cancer rates among young people are rising.
Experts have predicted that by 2030, almost half of United States adults will be severely obese, and data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey found that 93% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy.
Mary Margaret Olohan contributed to this report.
