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By Marion Nestle

June 16 2026

Stat News’ assessment of MAHA progress: a mixed bag

StatNews ‘ Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker did a detailed analysis of 80 promises made by the MAHA administration and evaluated progress toward meeting them.

I’ve pulled out the promises most relevant to food and nutrition (I’m surprised at how many there are). These are worth reading, not least because of Stat’s thoughtful analysis of what the actions or inactions mean.

Lots of others bear on food and nutrition, but less directly.

See what you think. For another look, See Food Tank’s chronology: One Year On: How Trump and Vance Have Changed Food, Agriculture, Health, and Climate.

Stat’s assessment of what’s worked.

Here are the ones in the works.

And here are the ones not yet touched.

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