On Measles: Vaccines vs Vitamin A. Plus, What Marion Nestle Says Public Health Is Getting Wrong

Amid a deadly measles outbreak, a fresh battle has erupted, pitting mainstream public health against MAHA, infectious disease against chronic disease, and Vitamin A against vaccination. It's a fight that hinges on a fundamental question: Is your illness driven more by infectious disease or underlying chronic conditions? One side argues that vaccination is the only way to prevent measles. At the same time, the other emphasizes diet, nutrition, and Vitamin A, even bringing up cod liver oil as part of the discussion. Then there's MAHA's passion to address America’s unhealthy diet. Should critics of MAHA separate what they agree with from what they don't? In this episode, we unpack the fight amid an outbreak and hear from Marion Nestle, one of America’s leading nutritionists and public health experts. 

Sources:

Vitamin A and Measles

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7076287/

Vitamin A deficiency

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622012238?via%3Dihub

RFK Jr on Foxnews:
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6369595673112

RFK Jr with Sean Hannity

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6369888081112

Interview of parents of child in TX measles outbreak death
https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-tv/shows/good-morning-chd/breaking-news-parents-of-child-in-texas-measles-outbreak-death/

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