In a striking accusation during an interview
with Chief Nerd on X, 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
condemned the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as a "criminal
organization," claiming it poses a si
gnificant threat to children's
health. His remarks came in response to revelations about the AAP's
partnerships with food and pharmaceutical corporations, particularly in
promoting weight-loss drugs over healthier lifestyle choices for youth.
Kennedy's bold statements, backed by insights from industry veteran
Calley Means, raise alarming questions about the influence of corporate
interests on pediatric health guidelines and the potential consequences
for practitioners who challenge these established recommendations. As
this dialogue unfolds, concerns grow over the integrity of institutions
that shape American health policy.
NN: During a recent interview with Chief Nerd on X (@TheChiefNerd), 2024 presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped a bomb about the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), calling it "a criminal organization."
Before interviewer Calley Means could even get done explaining the corruption behind the AAP, Kennedy interjected that the organization is untrustworthy and not worth the advice it dispenses.
"That is a criminal organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics, because doctors actually believe them," Kennedy shot back after Means revealed that the AAP wants the injectable weight-loss drug Ozempic, rather than proper diet, to be the first line of defense for 12-year-old children.
"So they're extremely dangerous," Kennedy continued. "And the doctors don't know that they just work for the pharmaceutical companies and they work for the food industry.
💥 Robert F. Kennedy Jr & Calley Means Expose the American Academy of Pediatrics
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) September 7, 2024
RFK JR: “That is a criminal organization…Doctors don’t know that they just work for the pharmaceutical companies and they work for the food industry.”
CALLEY: “The AAP actually did partnerships… pic.twitter.com/nZfstL5ujo
AAP maintains partnerships with Coca-Cola, other junk food companies
Means responded in agreement to Kennedy's statements about the AAP. A former industry consultant himself, Means recalled seeing AAP corruption way back when during the early days of his tenure.
"It's a huge problem," Means explained. "I'll take it to when I was an early career consultant for the food and pharma industries. The AAP actually did partnerships with Coke."
According to Means, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) also took millions of dollars from Coke.
"I helped funnel it," Means admitted about the role he personally played in facilitating cash transfers between the ADA and the junk food industry.
"Diabetes, which is literally caused by the weapon of mass destruction for blood sugar issues: liquid sugar, they didn't denounce Coke – they took money from them."
If the AAP and the ADA did not have statutory authority to act as government agents, their direct ties to Big Pharma and Big Food would not be nearly the threat they are. It is precisely because these groups hold so much power over what Americans eat and what kind of medical care is offered that the threat is more real than many imagine it to be.
"The problem is they have statutory authority in the United States, quasi-governmental authority, to make the standard of care," Means warns.
"So, if you're a doctor and you go against the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics, you could lose your license. If you go against the American Diabetes Association, you could lose your license."
In 2018, the ADA did not even have any dietary guidelines at all. Its advice was simply to take pharmaceutical medications and eat whatever you want, which is terrible advice for diabetics.
"These groups fundamentally are organisms of pharma, which are fundamentally incentivized for more people to get diabetes, for more people to get heart disease, for more people to get obese, for more kids to get sick – that's just a raw economic fact."
In essence, the AAP and the ADA are advising the general public to do the wrong things for their health. And this is on purpose because a sick population is a profitable population from the perspective of the pharmaceutical and processed food industries.
You can watch the full interview with Means and Kennedy below:
