New Report Validates MAHA Moms, RFK Jr. Assesses Declining Health of Children

by Nicole Hunt | May 23, 2025 | Family

On Thursday, May 22, during a press conference at the White House, the Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again released an important assessment on the declining health of our children, validating the concerns of MAHA moms.

The 72-page report, titled “Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment” is the first of two projects President Trump assigned to the Make America Healthy Again Commission in February through Executive Order 14212.

The Commission was charged with assessing the chronic childhood disease crisis by May and developing a strategy to reverse the trend by August.

At the press event today, President Trump and Secretary Kennedy discussed the Commission’s findings and recommitted to the important goal of making our kids healthy again.

Some of the disturbing facts cited by the Commission’s assessment include that over 40% of U.S. children suffer from at least one chronic condition and over 75% of American youth are unfit to serve in the military “primarily due to obesity, poor physical fitness, and/or mental health challenges.”

The assessment boldly promises to confront the underlying problems of childhood disease and begin to roll it back the crisis.

“During this administration, we will begin reversing the childhood chronic disease crisis by confronting its root causes — not just its symptoms. This means pursuing truth, embracing science, and enacting pro-growth policies and innovations to restore children’s health.”

The report identified four “potential drivers behind the rise in childhood chronic disease that present the clearest opportunities for progress” and outlined what initial steps need to be taken to address them.

First, the report found that almost 70% of the average American child’s diet is made up of ultra-processed foods leading to obesity, diabetes and other chronic health conditions.

Secondly, the assessment claims children are exposed to “an increasing number of synthetic chemicals,” of which some are linked to chronic disease.

Third, the Commission believes “inactivity, screen use, sleep deprivation, and chronic stress” are contributing to disease and mental health problems in our children.

Finally, the report cites “a concerning trend of over prescribing medication to children” that has led to long-term health challenges.

The assessment also includes a list of next steps, including large-scale lifestyle interventions, drug safety research, monitoring of children’s medication for safety, expand the autism data platform to include environmental impacts, healthy nutrition trials for children, and more.

During the MAHA event at the White House, Stephen Miller, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, made moving remarks about what this report means to him as a father of three children and husband to a wife who is a MAHA mom.

The Commission is expected to release their Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy this August.