MAHA: The Unexpected Coalition of Nutritionists, Mushroom Shamans, and Moms

From plastic cutting boards to Red Dye No. 3—the movement to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ is changing the way we think about food, nutrition, and medicine.

Cover Story How the MAHA Food Agenda Threatens to Set Women Back Decades

Making our current system out to be the problem tasks mothers with being the solution.

Big Data Can Make America Healthier. Here’s How to Do It Right

As scientists who use large data sets to study health, we’re excited about its potential and the willingness of the federal government to invest in it, particularly since big data has been underutilized in the U.S. compared with other developed countries—and since the number of ways it can be used grows nearly daily. It’s a huge opportunity.

Can a New Commission Make America Healthy Again?

In addition, the idea of making individuals in the US healthy “again” has 2 notable flaws. First, it assumes a time in the past when the US population was healthier, despite the fact that life expectancy has been increasing almost linearly, doubling in the past 160 years. Second, it assumes that the HHS has neglected evidence-based policies, and that the MAHA commission can identify previously neglected solutions in 180 days.

Children Are at the Core of MAHA. Some Moms Are Ecstatic.

Mothers are rallying behind RFK Jr.’s promises to expose corporate influence over America’s food and health systems.

Food, Agriculture Leaders Sound Warnings on MAHA Overreach

Executives vouch for safety and affordability of U.S. food system as RFK Jr. targets chemicals and additives; some welcome a fresh look

How MAHA Moms and RFK Jr. Are Spooking Food Companies

A White House video pokes fun at complex ingredient names in push to overhaul food system; ‘we’re coming for you’

How RFK Jr. Is Boosting ‘Food Babe’ and Other MAHA Acolytes

HHS secretary elevates lightly regulated wellness companies and allows advisers to keep investments, after vowing to end conflicts

How Scientific Journals Became MAGA’s Latest Target

Evidence of political bias, corporate influence and fraud has made the field vulnerable.

Key takeaways: RFK Jr’s ‘Maha’ report on chronic disease in children

Report ignores common dangers to children, focuses on Kennedy’s favored topics – and will be forcefully opposed

MAHA moms: the cohort of women backing RFK Jr.'s health agenda

America's head health honcho has a flock of supporters spreading the MAHA message on social media.

MAHA report on children’s health highlights harms of ultraprocessed foods – a food scientist explains the research

A growing body of research links ultraprocessed foods with many negative health outcomes, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and cognitive decline. One issue is that these products are typically high in added sugar, sodium, saturated fats and chemical additives, and low in fiber, vitamins and essential micronutrients.

Potential Agricultural Implications of the Make America Healthy Again Report

Importantly, the MAHA assessment does not impose immediate regulatory obligations. It establishes only a policy narrative that purports to link childhood health outcomes with the structure of the US food-production system. Agriculture is positioned simultaneously as part of the problem and the solution.

Read the Full ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report

The White House released an expansive report that blames a crisis of chronic disease in children on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lack of physical activity, stress and excessive use of prescription drugs.

Rise of the Maha moms: the momfluencers embracing RFK’s push for a ‘healthier’ America

Experts condemn his conspiracist thinking as dangerous – but some ‘crunchy’ Trump backers feel vindicated by the health secretary pick

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Confirmed: What Is Happening Here With the MAHA Moms?

RFK Jr. has become a beacon of wellness for a huge swath of “MAHA moms” online, despite being the last person you’d expect. How did this happen?

The Kind of Moms Who Fall for ‘Make America Healthy Again’

The first thing I noticed was that some of these women — who looked like the “Christian girl autumn” meme, with wide-brimmed hats and beachy waves — tended to have a back story that led them to distrust mainstream medicine and the idea of medical expertise. They often had a scary medical problem during pregnancy or immediately postpartum and they felt unheard by their obstetrician or pediatrician, or mistreated by their hospital. That experience planted a seed of fear and suspicion.

The misogynist agenda of "MAHA moms"

RFK Jr. is using his "MAHA moms" to push women out of the workplace and into the kitchen.

What Is the ‘MAHA’ Movement? Moms Pushing for a Healthier America

The MAHA Movement is a community of moms across the country advocating for healthier lifestyles, cleaner products, and better access to wellness resources for families. It stands for Moms for a Healthier America, with a mission to empower moms to lead healthier lives for themselves and their families — without sacrificing convenience or breaking the bank.

What the New ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Says About Children’s Health

The commission now has 80 days to come up with a strategy for improving the health of American children based on the report. But some critics point out that efforts to find solutions to some of the problems outlined by the report have been cut by the current Administration.

What’s Inside RFK Jr.’s MAHA Report

Scrutiny of ultraprocessed foods, attacks on lobbyists and calls for larger clinical trials of vaccines.