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Vitamin A for Me, Not for Thee—RFK Jr's Ironic Stance On GMO Golden Rice
20 minutes Posted Apr 7, 2025 at 6:17 pm.
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Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has controversially promoted vitamin A as a treatment for measles, despite research showing it can be toxic in high doses and is no substitute for vaccination. Kennedy's view is particularly ironic given his criticism of genetically engineered Golden Rice, a crop designed to boost...vitamin A levels in developing countries.