How can we reverse chronic disease in America? Whatever your views on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., he deserves praise for being the first leader to stress the urgency of this problem. His “Make America Healthy Again” campaign is now part of the Trump platform, and a super-PAC has just been launched to fund these efforts. Still, there’s time for Kamala Harris to raise the sword on these killer diseases, as a column in The Guardian urged this week. It should be a winning issue for any candidate. According to one study, only 12% of adults are metabolically healthy, and the vast majority of our $4.5 trillion in healthcare spending each years goes to treat chronic conditions. Reversing these diseases could at least put a dent in our spiraling deficit while alleviating the suffering of untold millions of Americans. It’s a rare win-win for our country.
