A Fox News panel lectured “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg after she accused Trump's Health and Human Services secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of fat-shaming.
Kennedy has spoken several times about reforming America's approach to food, particularly when it comes to controversial ingredients. He has recently encouraged Americans to adopt healthier lifestyles and healthier food choices instead of using new weight-loss medications.
“Most people with diabetes or prediabetics can be cured with good nutrition,” he said in a recent public appearance. “If they choose to be cured by Ozempic, the government will pay them $1,500 a month for the rest of their lives and with a fraction of that, we will be able to give everyone organic food, three meals a day in the country.”
Goldberg didn't respond well to his rhetoric, responding on “The View”: “This isn't just about food. This is…sometimes people are born genetically bigger.”
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg rejected RFK Jr.'s rhetoric about healthy policies and addressing obesity.
“You're embarrassing people,” he said, addressing Kennedy. “That's what you're trying; maybe you don't know what you're doing. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. I'm going to say you don't know and you don't realize what you're doing.” you do to people when you say things like that, because it doesn't work for everyone.”
The talk show host said that less than two years ago she weighed close to 300 pounds and argued that without the weight loss medication, “this would not have happened,” revealing her current physique.
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The panelists on Fox News' “Outnumbered” chuckled and rejected Goldberg's rhetoric.
Dr. Nicole Saphier argued that as a radiologist, “I see the inside and the outside of everyone, and I can tell you that in reality, the vast majority of us are created the same when it comes to our insides.”
“Now, Whoopi Goldberg is right when she says that there are some genetic and familial predispositions for people to be overweight, specifically metabolic syndrome and a few others, but RFK, Jr. is also right, and I apologize, but the truth hurts. Many It has to do with lifestyle factors.
He went on to argue how the consumption of cheap, highly processed foods is causing obesity in poorer areas.
“Unfortunately, what you see, especially in low-income areas, is that access to healthy foods just isn't there, they're certainly not affordable,” Saphier continued. “They can't go to the local market to buy organic food; in fact, they get cheap, highly processed products.”
“Unfortunately, that's what puts us in this dangerous cycle of unhealthy eating. It's not necessarily because they're gluttons or want to manage their own health, their body or their lifestyle, but that's what they can access and can afford.” “, said.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines arrive before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Palm Beach , Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Fox News host Harris Faulkner read a quote from Kennedy about weight-loss medications being an option, but they shouldn't be the first choice: “The first-line answer should be: lifestyle. It should be eat well, making sure you don't.” not become obese. [weight loss] “Drugs have a place.”
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Ian Prior, senior counsel at America First Legal, responded: “I don't remember Whoopi Goldberg being upset about Michelle Obama's school lunch plan in 2010. There was no 'fat shaming' there.”
“The left always focuses on the person conveying the message” and not on “the message” itself, he said.
“How stupid do you have to be to not understand that being overweight is unhealthy?” Fox News host Julie Banderas asked, citing rates of various diseases and health complications related to obesity.
“This isn't fat shaming, it's wanting a healthy America. Right now we have an obese America. The number of overweight people in this country is astronomical. I've lost weight too. I remember what it felt like to be overweight “It was a horrible feeling, so I can speak for those who have been struggling with weight loss and yo-yo dieting my entire life, it sucks,” she continued.
“I mean, you don't feel comfortable, but you feel a lot healthier. Get out and exercise! That's what parents need to teach kids. Kids are on their iPads and their iPhones. We're putting on future fat. “Honestly, and I'm not fat-shaming, I just see so many overweight kids, and I think that's not healthy,” Banderas added.
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Saphier responded: “It's very unfortunate what they're doing, like on 'The View' and others, all they do is praise these medications. While they have a place for some people, there are also some serious consequences with And just in the last month, it became known that for some breast cancer patients, their chemotherapy is not as effective if they are taking the drugs, we just don't know, so we have to move forward with caution.
