Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary in the Trump administration, has campaigned to promote healthy eating with the slogan "eat real food" to prevent disease. In recent speeches and podcast appearances, he often overstates the scientific evidence according to experts. It focuses on ultra-processed foods, environmental chemicals and over-medicalization. It plans to remove synthetic food dyes from the menu by the end of 2026 through voluntary actions by food companies. He wants to ban ultra-processed foods in school cafeterias and the purchase of sugary drinks using SNAP benefits. Ultra-processed foods have been linked to more than thirty health conditions in observational studies, and sugary drinks increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay. Experts criticize such measures as limiting freedom of choice for SNAP recipients. Public health experts call Kennedy's exaggeration a pattern of cherry-picking and distorting research.