RFK Jr. Wants to Change What Americans Eat. He's Not The First

Tradeoffs

Feb 06, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 308

--:--

Listen in podcast apps:

Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app

Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episode description

The fight to improve Americans’ nutrition could get new momentum from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but he will face practical and political limits to changing U.S. food supply if he’s confirmed to lead the Health and Human Services Department.

Guests:

Laura Schmidt, professor at the University of California at San Francisco Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies; Department of Humanities and Social Sciences; and School of Medicine.

Susan Mayne, former director of the Food and Drug Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 2015-2023; Yale University adjunct professor of epidemiology.

Christina Roberto, director of the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy at the University of Pennsylvania

Learn more and read a full transcript on our NEW website.

Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter featuring the latest health policy research and news.

Support this type of journalism today, with a gift.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android

Open in Metacast