Season 14 • Episode 1126

Is MAHA Making Food Great?

Episode Description

About this episode:

The Make America Healthy Again movement has embraced the cause of reform of federal food policy. Two years after one of its prominent leaders came into government, what has—and what has not—been accomplished? In this episode: Two food systems experts from Johns Hopkins provide an interim assessment.

Guest:

Patti Anderson, PhD, MPH, is an assistant practice professor of Environmental Health and Engineering and the policy director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

Tom Philpott is a senior research associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

Glyphosate is driving a rift in MAHA. Here's what the science says about its effects on health—Scientific American
The MAHA Strategy and Food Systems—Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
Marion Nestle on the New Dietary Guidelines—Public Health On Call (January 2026)
The FDA Says Goodbye to Red Dye No. 3—Public Health On Call (January 2025)

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