STAT+: Researchers push back on \u2018sloppy\u2019 botched citation in MAHA report
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Good morning and happy Friday! It\u2019s Lev Facher, STAT\u2019s addiction reporter. Let\u2019s get to today\u2019s news.<\/p>\n
Sarah Todd, my STAT colleague and fellow Brooklynite, noticed during a recent coffee run that the usual panoply of milk options had diminished to just two: almond and whole. What\u2019s more, her barista informed her that in recent months, she had seen a wave of customers suddenly asking for raw milk. To paraphrase the barista: What\u2019s up with that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The trend is no accident, Sarah writes. Since the Trump administration took power in January, key federal officials like Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins have pushed to make whole milk the U.S. government\u2019s default dairy option. That marks a distinct shift for the federal government, which has long recommended reduced-fat milk products \u2014 no surprise, given that whole milk is often linked to obesity and heart disease. (Some recent research, however, suggests that consuming full-fat dairy is not necessarily harmful.)<\/p>\n
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