YouTube star Doctor Mike has warning for RFK Jr.s MAHA movement

Social media star Doctor Mike shared his thoughts in a new interview on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement and how he believes the movement can be improved. Board-certified physician and YouTuber Dr.Mikhail Varshavski has been outspoken about his criticisms of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr.However, he told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that he would “without a doubt” be open to sitting with Kennedy if given the opportunity. The Make America Healthy Again commission chaired by Kennedy has been “tasked with investigating and addressing the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis, with an initial focus on childhood chronic diseases,” the White House explained to Fox News Digital at the beginning of the second Trump administration.Doctor Mike said of the MAHA movement, “I think the movement has ignited a good conversation in that we’re talking about health.

So I like it for that.”But the physician is skeptical of the movement’s methods.Doctor Mike applauded the desire to limit the amount of ultra-processed foods consumed by children, but believes the problems with these foods go beyond the ingredient list.“The reason why ultra-processed food has been so harmful to us as a society is not because there’s one specific chemical found in each of these foods.

It’s because the foods have been engineered in a way where they make you feel hungry very soon upon eating them, so they don’t satiate you,” he said.“Two, they’re usually empty calories, meaning that there are not good micronutrients in them.” He believes the overconsumption of these foods is partially responsible for the obesity epidemic facing America today, and therefore argues that the problem is with overconsumption rather than simply what is in these foods.“I want to be as useful and practical as possible,” he said.

“That’s what family medicine does.We find practical solutions for complex problems wi...