He also baselessly claimed that natural immunity from measles and other diseases could protect people from cancer and cardiac disease.HuffPostBy Lydia O'ConnorMar 10, 2025Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist serving as the secretary of Health and Human Services, made some wild claims about the link between measles, diet and exercise in an interview last week.The interview aired on Fox Nation, Fox News Channel’s paid subscription service, the same day President Donald Trump delivered his speech to a joint session of Congress. The conversation between Kennedy and Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel largely flew under the radar until The New York Times reported on it Monday.“We see a correlation between people who get hurt by measles and people who are ― who don’t have good nutrition or who don’t have a good exercise regimen,” Kennedy told Siegel at one point during the 35-minute sit-down.[...]Without providing evidence, Kennedy pointed to malnutrition and lack of access to fresh foods in the area as factors that “may have been an issue in her death.”
With great sadness I award this Cuckoo Award to a quack!
So, do you believe that nutrition and exercise don't play a role in a healthy immune system?
ReplyDeleteDon't throw the baby our with the bathwater just because you dislike Kennedy, Trump and Republicans. I am a lifelong crossdresser who has always believed that nutrition, exercise and sunshine are precursors to our health. Even if you prefer a Pepsi with your Cheetos, your blanket statements are a dis-service to everyone.
Angel Amore
There is a difference between living a healthily lifestyle and saying the lack of such is the cause of measles. Yes, the lack of a healthily lifestyle may make a person more susceptible to getting measles, but getting infected with measles from someone else is what causes getting infected.
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