Kaido
Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
This is a non-political thread. Fact & situation discussion.
Nice!
Notes: (wide health & safety discussion)
* The U.S. Federal government recently withdrew from the WHO
* About 83% of USAID’s programs and contracts had been officially cut or canceled
* FEMA is facing a 50% workforce reduction
Also:
* The official number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. is roughly 1.1 million as of early 2026, per the CDC
* The United States achieved measles-free status roughly 20 years ago, but current outbreaks set us back to early 90's levels
Regarding the sunsetting of USAID:
hsph.harvard.edu
Recent measles outbreaks:
www.cdc.gov
As a person who lives with an autoimmune disorder, I am not terribly psyched about the recent turn of events lol. Regarding the current political health situation, the core tenants of the MAHA movement aren't terrible:
1. We tend to go nuts on prescription drugs
2. Too much fake food
3. Too much crap in our food (especially GRAS stuff that other counties have literally banned)
My take is that we are generally pretty bad about:
1. Early bedtimes & sufficient sleep
2. Moving (even just 11 minutes of daily exercise is A+++)
3. Food (I am an ENORMOUS advocate of macros & of eating more whole, real foods)
We are at 50% diabetic as a nation in America. Food plays a HUGE role in the leading death & disability statistics:
www.cdc.gov
But there's also weird stuff too, like RFK's take on raw milk. I'm heavily involved in local farms in my state & farmers generally think people are NUTS for drinking raw milk lol. I'm very fortunate that I can get my milk for a local farmer who pasteurizes the milk with no additives (6% whole milk is incredible lol).
Anyway...lots of changes happening! I'm very glad that there is separation of Federal & State services. I suspect COVID will not be the only health-related battle we fight in the future. Sometimes change is good; I definitely don't buy into the whole "the sky is falling" scenario touted by the media.
Things I think we need: (generally-speaking for health, outside of medical stuff)
1. WAY better food education in America
2. Government regulation to make real food more affordable
3. More exercise in schools especially.
Anyway, GOARN looks pretty cool:
goarn.who.int
Bit of a rambling thread, but wanted to kick-start a non-political H&F discussion as there have been many changes over the last year here in America!
Nice!
Notes: (wide health & safety discussion)
* The U.S. Federal government recently withdrew from the WHO
* About 83% of USAID’s programs and contracts had been officially cut or canceled
* FEMA is facing a 50% workforce reduction
Also:
* The official number of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. is roughly 1.1 million as of early 2026, per the CDC
* The United States achieved measles-free status roughly 20 years ago, but current outbreaks set us back to early 90's levels
Regarding the sunsetting of USAID:
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, according to Harvard Chan School’s Atul Gawande.
hsph.harvard.edu
Recent measles outbreaks:
Measles Update — United States, January 1...
This report describes measles cases reported to CDC by 25 U.S. jurisdictions as of April 17, 2025.
www.cdc.gov
As a person who lives with an autoimmune disorder, I am not terribly psyched about the recent turn of events lol. Regarding the current political health situation, the core tenants of the MAHA movement aren't terrible:
1. We tend to go nuts on prescription drugs
2. Too much fake food
3. Too much crap in our food (especially GRAS stuff that other counties have literally banned)
My take is that we are generally pretty bad about:
1. Early bedtimes & sufficient sleep
2. Moving (even just 11 minutes of daily exercise is A+++)
3. Food (I am an ENORMOUS advocate of macros & of eating more whole, real foods)
We are at 50% diabetic as a nation in America. Food plays a HUGE role in the leading death & disability statistics:
FastStats
FastStats is an official application from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and puts access to topic-specific statistics at your fingertips.
www.cdc.gov
But there's also weird stuff too, like RFK's take on raw milk. I'm heavily involved in local farms in my state & farmers generally think people are NUTS for drinking raw milk lol. I'm very fortunate that I can get my milk for a local farmer who pasteurizes the milk with no additives (6% whole milk is incredible lol).
Anyway...lots of changes happening! I'm very glad that there is separation of Federal & State services. I suspect COVID will not be the only health-related battle we fight in the future. Sometimes change is good; I definitely don't buy into the whole "the sky is falling" scenario touted by the media.
Things I think we need: (generally-speaking for health, outside of medical stuff)
1. WAY better food education in America
2. Government regulation to make real food more affordable
3. More exercise in schools especially.
Anyway, GOARN looks pretty cool:
GOARN
Bit of a rambling thread, but wanted to kick-start a non-political H&F discussion as there have been many changes over the last year here in America!
