A Fox News panel coached “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg after she accused Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of defamation.
Kennedy has spoken several times about reforming the American approach to food, especially when it comes to food Controversial ingredients. He has recently encouraged Americans to adopt healthier lifestyles and healthy food choices rather than using new weight-loss medications.
“Most people with diabetes or prediabetes can be treated with good food,” he said in a recent public appearance. “If they instead choose to be treated with Ozempic, the government then pays $1,500 a month for the rest of their lives, and for a small fraction of that amount, we can provide everyone with organic food, three meals a day in the country.”
Goldberg did They did not respond well to his speech, responding to “The View,” “It's not just about the food. This is — sometimes people are born genetically larger.”
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg dismissed RFK Jr.'s letter. On health policy and obesity treatment.
Addressing Kennedy, she said: “You are putting people to shame.” “That's what you're trying to do — maybe you don't know what you're doing. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I'll say you don't know, and you don't realize what you're doing to people when you say things like that, because it's not for everyone.”
Talk show host Less than two years ago she weighed nearly 300 pounds, she said, and without the weight-loss medication, “this wouldn't have happened,” she said, explaining her current physique.
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Lecturers on Fox News “Outnumbered” He laughed and dismissed Goldberg's speech.
As a radiologist, Dr. Nicole Saphir said, “I see everyone's insides and outsides, and I can tell you that in reality — the vast majority of us — we are created equally when it comes to our insides.”
“Now, Whoopi Goldberg is right when she says there are some genetic and family predispositions to people who are overweight, specifically metabolic syndrome and some others, but RFK Jr. is right too, and I apologize, but the truth hurts. A lot of it has to do with factors.” Lifestyle.”
She went on to discuss how consumption of cheap, highly processed foods leads to obesity in poor areas.
“Unfortunately, what you see, especially in low-income areas, is that access to healthy foods is not there, and it's certainly not affordable for everyone,” Safire continued. “They can't go to the local market to get organic foods, in fact, they get cheap, highly processed stuff.”
“This is unfortunately what puts us in this dangerous cycle of unhealthy eating. It's not necessarily because they're gluttons, or because they want to manage their health or their bodies or their lifestyles, but it's what they have access to and they do it. They can afford it,” she said.
Kennedy Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines arrive before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Institute of Politics gala at his home at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fox News host Harris Faulkner read a quote from Kennedy that weight-loss drugs are an option, but should not be the first choice: “The first line response should be: lifestyle. It should be eating well, making sure You don't do that.” “You don't get obese and those (weight-loss) medications have a place.”
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Ian Pryor, senior counsel at America First Legal, responded, “I don't remember Whoopi Goldberg being upset about Michelle Obama's school lunch plan in 2010. There was nothing wrong with that.”
He said: “The left always focuses on the person delivering the message,” not on the “message” itself.
“How stupid do you have to be to not understand that being overweight is unhealthy?” asked Fox News anchor Julie Banderas, citing the rates of various obesity-related diseases and health complications.
“This isn't fat-shaming, it's the desire for a healthy America. Now we have an obese America. The numbers of overweight people in this country are astronomical. I, too, lost some weight. I remember what it felt like to be overweight,” she continued. “It was a terrible feeling, so I can speak for those who have been struggling with weight loss and yo-yo dieting my whole life, it sucks.”
“I mean it doesn't feel good, but you feel healthier. Get out there and exercise! That's what parents need to teach their kids. Kids are using their iPads, they're using their iPhones. We're raising the fat for the future,” Banderas added. “Honestly, I am not ashamed of obesity. I see a lot of children who are overweight, and I think this is very unhealthy.”
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“It's very unfortunate what they're doing, like on 'The View' and others, all they're doing is praising these drugs. While they have a place for some people, there are also some serious consequences that come with that,” Safire responded. Just last month, it emerged that for some breast cancer patients, chemotherapy is not as effective if they are taking the drugs, but we don't know, so we have to proceed with caution.
