William Dietz, GFI's Director of Research and Policy was quoted in an article around the new MAHA Commission Report. He stated in the article that"the MAHA commission's emphasis on the harms of ultra-processed foods is warranted, though the report paints the topic with a broad brush, when, in fact, certain processed foods are more problematic than others. However, he worries the federal government may not even be able to accurately track its progress on obesity in the future."
"I'm really concerned the scalpel that's been taken to CDC in general threatens the ongoing ability to monitor health. And those are going to be some of the same data sets that are needed to assess progress in many of these areas," he says.