RFK Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science - AP News

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently makes sweeping health claims about food and nutrition that researchers say lack scientific support or overstate existing evidence. Kennedy, who holds a prominent position in the Trump administration's health policy, has promoted dietary interventions as treatments for serious conditions, often citing studies in ways that go beyond what the research actually demonstrates. The discrepancy between his public statements and peer-reviewed science has drawn criticism from the medical and research communities, who warn that such claims could mislead the public about disease prevention and treatment. Kennedy's influence over federal health messaging and policy gives his statements outsized reach, particularly among Americans seeking alternative approaches to health. The clash highlights tensions between Kennedy's alternative-medicine worldview and mainstream scientific consensus on nutrition's role in health.