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In recent public appearances, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said obesity dropped 3% “in the last year” and suggested the Trump administration deserves at least some of the credit. One poll shows obesity falling by about that much — but the decline happened over several years and began well before President Donald Trump’s current term. And there’s little evidence it’s because of Kennedy’s focus on chronic disease prevention or his push to get Americans to eat better, experts told us. According to Gallup polling, the rate of obesity among U.S. adults peaked in 2022 and…

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Editor’s note: In recognition of Skeptoid’s 1,000th episode and twentieth year, we invited the host of the podcast to reflect on these major milestones. Congratulations to the whole Skeptoid team! Brian Dunning Once upon a time, a clueless but well-intentioned young lad thought he might be able to make the world a little better for a few people by sharing what he’d learned about skepticism, and so he started a podcast: Skeptoid. Just shy of twenty years later, it has become a headless chicken juggling beehives and a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit composed of some of the finest people you could…

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Trump Warns of Spain-Style Migrant Influx President Donald Trump warned Friday, July 31, that the migrant surge in Spain is an example of what the United States could face if Democrats regain power, according to a report. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “What’s happening with Spain, with tens of thousands of Illegal Immigrants invading it, happened in the United States during the Sleepy Joe Biden Administration, and it will happen again, only worse, if the Dumocrats ever again gain power.” The president urged Americans to vote Republican in the November midterm elections, the report stated. The remarks came…

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