Top RFK Jr. Adviser Calley Means Resigns From Trump Administration Over Food Policy Delays
Means said he will keep backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s food agenda after leaving the White House amid delays on two priorities.

On Thursday, Calley Means, a senior adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resigned from President Trump's administration. Means confirmed his exit to the Wall Street Journal but declined to explain his departure.
The White House delayed key Make America Healthy Again food priorities, including ultraprocessed food definitions and school meal standards. Sources describe Means as disillusioned by the administration's influence from special interests.
Co-Writing the book Good Energy, Means helped broker the 2024 alliance between Kennedy and Trump before driving revised dietary guidelines and FDA ingredient transparency efforts.
This departure represents a significant blow to the MAHA movement, potentially complicating Republican efforts to retain voters ahead of midterms. Some supporters have publicly criticized Trump's slow progress on food policy.
Despite leaving his formal role, Means stated he will continue working to further the Kennedy-led MAHA agenda. The administration's food policy remains contentious following the failed nomination of Casey Means last year.

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The Means' are both brilliant with regard to healthy eating. Their loss in the movement is kind of a big deal.

As to the original question, no, I don't believe that it has been a failure. However, like Means, I don't believe that it is moving nearly fast enough.

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Originally posted by downtownv:
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None of those are the 'identifiers' you'd likely see or easily find when it comes to 'Bioengineered' food.

- Look for 'NON-GMO Project Verified', which means NO GMO's and therefore NOT Bioengineered.
- 'USDA Organic' is better still in that it means Certified Organic AND Non-GMO!

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
The Means' are both brilliant with regard to healthy eating. Their loss in the movement is kind of a big deal.

As to the original question, no, I don't believe that it has been a failure. However, like Means, I don't believe that it is moving nearly fast enough.

I would agree with these statements.

I'm at an age now that I want to eat all the "bad stuff" that tastes great. Fats, butter, gravy, sauces, salt, get in my belly!

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Fats, butter, gravy, sauces, salt

As it turns out none of that is 'really' bad for you. They've been lying to everyone, or simply wrong all this time.

- Trans-fats ARE bad for you...Saturated Fats, not so much.
- Margarine IS bad for you...Butter not so much.
- Sodium (in processed foods) IS bad for you...Table Salt, not so much.

Everything in moderation.

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Originally posted by nhracecraft:

Everything in moderation.

My mother is 95 years old. She plays 9 hole of golf twice each week. She walks a 1.5 mile loop around her village on days she doesn't golf.

Her motto has always been "Everything in Moderation". It seems to be solid advice.