Parents have the right to feed raw dairy products to their children

Debate continues over whether parents have the right to feed raw dairy products to thei....

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Diet and exercise interventions alone are not enough to reverse the rise in childhood obesity

Weight-loss medications are appropriate as a first-line treatment for adolescents with obesity

Childhood trauma leads people to develop psychosis

Younger patients should receive priority when lifesaving treatment is scarce

Without environmental regulations to ensure safety, people will become sick

A lack of environmental regulations makes people sick, which in turn reduces their productivity

The mathematical backing for the public health benefits of stricter environmental regulation is shaky

Healthier people are more productive

A healthy population is more productive

Major outbreaks of waterborne or foodborne illnesses are not largely occurring in the United States

In the United States, environmental regulations have reached a point of diminishing returns for public health benefits

The focus of public health efforts should be on preventing diseases rather than treating them

Over the longer term, stricter environmental regulation impacts susceptible populations more than it contributes to public health

Stricter environmental regulation has a greater negative impact on susceptible populations than the public health benefits it provides

Sickness resulting from a lack of environmental regulation leads to treatment costs

Criticism following the January 2026 release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was unusually broad due to transparency concerns and reported panel ties to industry groups.

A March 2026 poll published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed that 50% of U.S. adults doubted the scientific basis of the dietary guidelines and 44% found them unhelpful.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine alleges that federal authorities failed to publish a public charter or meeting notices for the panel that drafted the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., seeking to force the withdrawal and lawful reissuance of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine alleges that the panel convened to write the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines was drawn from meat, dairy, supplement, and fad diet industries.