Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel breaks down concerns about the U.S.
food system as RFK Jr. vows to take on ultra-processed food under the incoming Trump administration. Since President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F.
Kennedy, Jr. , to lead the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week, there has been a heightened focus on Kennedy’s initiative to "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA). One of Kennedy’s widely reported goals has been to reduce kids’ consumption of ultraprocessed foods. "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." ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD CONSUMPTION IN US POSES RISK FOR KIDS Dr. Marc Siegel, senior medical analyst for Fox News, joined "Fox & Friends" on Monday to discuss the HHS Secretary nominee’s plans to reduce ultraprocessed foods , which have been shown to make up 73% of the country’s food supply.
One of the biggest dangers associated with the current food supply is food dyes, Siegel said. "Food coloring is a problem," he said. "Red Dye No.
3 has been banned in Europe. They're banning it in California. It's been associated with cancer in animals.
" Food dyes have been associated with hyperactivity in children, Siegel warned. TIPS FOR PARENTS TO REDUCE ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS IN KIDS' DIETS Democrats and Republicans alike have pushed for banning food dyes, the doctor noted.