This tracker was updated on Feb. 13, 2026 with newly announced federal addiction initiatives, plans for the implementation of dietary guidelines, and regulation-tightening on food additives.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. created a movement by pointing out what he saw as America’s broken approach to health. “Make America Healthy Again” earned him his job in the Trump administration, where he has the chance to turn words into action. 

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In laying out his vision, Kennedy has made many promises, outlined numerous broad ideas, and declared countless things “poison.” Some goals, like getting artificial food dyes out of the grocery store, or changing the way American children eat, are well underway.

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