9/19/25: Will We Be Replaced by AI? The MAHA non-Strategy Report; Who Supervises You?; FiberFULL;
Nutrition News YOU Can Use
Substack: The MAHA Report is No Prescription for Childhood Health
by Philadelphia Science Action
“The report lists poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and exposure to toxic medicines, vaccine injury, and the food supply as the top threats facing children. From there, it talks out of both sides of its mouth—on one page calling for more regulatory oversight, on another for less. It promises stronger nutrition support for children and families even as the administration slashes SNAP benefits and eliminates the Department of Education, despite the fact that millions of children rely on public schools for both meals and mental health support. It talks about protecting health while the administration guts the EPA and closes its research arm.”
Substack: The MAHA Strategy Released - by Dr. Zachary Rubin
“…Taken as a whole, the MAHA strategy is a paradox. On one hand, it embraces forward-thinking concepts like precision nutrition, microbiome research, and food policy reform. On the other, it embeds politicized priorities—especially around vaccines, autism, and fluoride—that threaten to undermine its credibility. By weaving together evidence-based ideas with ideological insertions, the strategy risks confusing the public and destabilizing trust in health institutions. Public health is strongest when science leads and politics follows; this document often seems to invert that relationship.
The MAHA strategy could have been a landmark roadmap for preventing chronic disease in America’s children. Instead, it arrives as a mixed bag—part visionary, part political Trojan horse….conflating those worthy goals with anti-vaccine frameworks, regulatory rollbacks, and fringe science sends the wrong message…”.
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🤔LinkedIn: Who Supervises YOU?
Post from Benjamin White, MS, RD, CSP, LD and asked about who supervises clinical RDs “…Should clinical dietitians remain tied to foodservice companies, or should healthcare systems fully recognize them as part of the medical team?”
🥦LinkedIn: FIBER full
Amidst all the discussion about UPFs (Ultra-processed foods) let’s not lose sight of the fact that in the U.S. most people don’t eat the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables and don’t get sufficient fiber. This is a helpful image (yes, we know it’s from PepsiCo - don’t @ us.). For a downloadable version of the image go HERE. (image shared on LinkedIn by Morgan Sowers, PhD, MBA, RD.
🤖RDs and AI (Artificial Intelligence)
This poll (n=105 responses) was posted with our bonus newsletter that was all about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and RDs, content contributed by Raul Palacios. To read the newsletter (for paid subscribers) see Bonus Content: On AI: Risks, Rewards and Warnings.
Some additional comments when we posted this to our Build Up Dietitians Facebook page:
Mark S. “I work in agriculture research and education. We are struggling with how to adapt to the AI information world. The survey results refect similar issues we face. The reality is AI is not going away and denying it because we are afraid of the kind of information it gives people is equivalent to burying our heads in the sand. The best way to make AI work is to train it. And that means publishing and sharing accurate, research-based information as often as we can. If the general public is going to seek out AI for answers rather than professionals, what choice do we have if we want to stay relevant?”.
Jeanette M. “AI cannot be empathetic. That’s already been studied. AI can analyze food recalls and find deficiencies. So no, we will not be replaced.”
Pam C. “Nope. AI will (and does) help RDs work smarter.”
Kristen F. “I remember when smart phones first came out and some RDs worried apps would replace us.”
Meg C. “Lost a client to “free” AI carb counting… and no appointments needed… apparently that was the dealbreaker.”
Elizabeth J. “I just had a patient tell me she asked Chat GPT for a dialysis friendly meal plan and she’s been following it for over a month now. I looked at it and it was sound. But it freaked me out.”
Emily P. “We will be eradicated. Maybe not yet. But soon. Despite human interaction. But AI should be feared. It makes us obsolete.”.
What do YOU think?