By Christina A. Roberto, PhD1; Alyssa J. Moran, ScD1; Emily Broad Leib, JD2, published in JAMA Health Forum on March 13, 2026
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s “Make Our Children Healthy Again” report brought long overdue attention to our failing food system and its devastating impact on children’s health. The report accuses food companies of driving a US food crisis by creating ultraprocessed junk foods, aggressively marketing these products to children, distorting nutrition research, and influencing federal nutrition policy. The result, the report claims, is a nation in which children will no longer outlive their parents due to rising incidences of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. We are food policy researchers who have worked on these issues for 20 years, and we agree.
The MAHA Commission released a policy strategy in September 2025, supporting the goals outlined in its report. Fortunately, they do not need to reinvent the wheel. An effective framework already exists, supported by robust scientific research, and has saved millions of lives. The Commission’s food policy strategy should be modeled on the nation’s response to tobacco.
Read the full article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2845971
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