“It’s not food. It’s food-like substances.”
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the comment describing the many manufactured food products offered to consumers that are high in calories but low in nutritional value.
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington on April 16, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images
