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Over 250 hospitals pledge to cut processed food from patient meals
Over 250 hospitals have signed a pledge to serve healthier meals to patients, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday.[1, 2] The Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge commits hospitals to cutting processed food and added sugar from patient meals, Fox News reported.[2] Kennedy announced the pledge at a press conference hosted at the Corewell Health Lifestyle and Culinary Medicine Practice, The Hill reported.[1]
The move advances Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda's focus on treating food as medicine, according to The Hill.[1] Fox News described the pledge as part of President Trump's health agenda and said Dr. Mehmet Oz was involved in the announcement.[2]
Why it matters More than 250 hospitals have committed to serving patient meals without processed food or added sugar.[1, 2]
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- Center RFK Jr. extends MAHA push to hospital food
- Right-leaning ROBERT F KENNEDY JR, DR. MEHMET OZ: 250 hospitals join the fight for healthier food