A new article from the Denver Post (July 7, 2025) drops a truth bomb straight onto America’s dinner plate. The piece dives into data showing U.S. kids rank damn near bottom in overall health among developed nations—despite living in one of the richest countries on Earth. Written by health reporter Elise Schaefer, it’s an indictment of the systems—food, pharma, and government—that should be protecting kids but are apparently too busy counting profits.
The Bullet Point Brief
- American children’s health outcomes? Let’s just say if there were a leaderboard for screw-ups, we’re climbing it fast.
- Big Food has been playing Monopoly with our nutrition system—except all the properties are processed garbage.
- Government regulators have been too cozy with lobbyists—aka letting the fox design the henhouse security system.
- Secretary Kennedy is stepping in like it’s a crime scene—and it damn well might be.
- ‘Buyer beware’ is starting to look more like ‘buyer got played.’
My Bottomline
I have made this mistake with myself and my kid. I’ll eat crow before I feed another processed pile of garbage to my grandkids (when and if I ever get some)—because I’ll admit it: I used to think blaming Big Food was another hippie drum circle. “Let the buyer beware,” right? That was my capitalist fallback. But now? Now I’m seeing just how rigged this game has gotten. When government watchdogs get neutered by corporate lobbyists and regulations serve boardrooms instead of classrooms full of sick kids—Houston, we’ve got a real damn problem.
And here’s the thing: I trust Secretary Kennedy to go after these corporate vultures without blinking. If Big Food and Big Pharma are sitting at the table making decisions about your child’s body and brain—all while tossing cash into campaign war chests—you better believe something’s rotten. MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) is exactly right: ask every question. Shine every light. Rip up every contract if we must. Because if America can’t protect its future—the literal children we’re supposed to raise healthy and free—what the hell is left worth saving?
