12/19/25 –
Despite growing concerns among some lawmakers and the scientific community, nearly half of voters approve of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. One of Kennedy’s stated goals is to fight chronic disease by cracking down on processed food. But to what extent would he actually be able to accomplish this?
To company founders in the food-as-medicine space, RFK Jr.’s philosophy on nutrition in and of itself is a positive thing. But, when considering the broader Trump-Vance agenda of deregulation and spending cuts, entrepreneurs have serious doubts about what can truly be achieved. Fierce Healthcare spoke to nearly a dozen founders, functional medicine docs, investors and policy experts to get their take on where the space might be headed.
