By Jamie Martin
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Report, guided by the executive order from President, places livestock producers at the center of a strategy to fight childhood chronic disease.
Led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, and co-authored by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, the report focuses on reversing childhood health decline through diet and food system reform.
The MAHA Report identifies poor diet, environmental toxins, lack of exercise, chronic stress, and over medicalization as key contributors to rising chronic diseases among children. The solution? A return to whole foods—especially beef and lamb.
The report clearly states, “Beef contains protein that maintains skeletal muscle, which plays a key role in regulating metabolic health.” Lamb and mutton offer similar benefits, rich in protein and essential nutrients.
The document calls for shifting away from ultra-processed foods and industrial seed oils and returning to minimally processed animal-based fats like butter and lard. It ties this dietary transition to the strength of American farming.
“Farmers are the backbone of America… The greatest step the United States can take to reverse childhood chronic disease is to put whole foods produced by American farmers and ranchers at the center of healthcare.”
However, the report warns that food system consolidation threatens this goal. Four companies control 80% of the meat market. This, along with low-cost imports, harms domestic cattle and sheep production.
To support this new vision, producers are urging reforms to restore competition, strengthen domestic supply chains, and encourage new farmers.
A strategy will soon be submitted to the Agriculture Secretary to help meet the MAHA goals and restore health for future generations.
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