Dr. Marty Makary

Look, I'd love to see the evidence to show that giving young, healthy children another COVID shot, you know, a sixth COVID booster would help them. But that evidence does not exist. And so we're not just going to rubber stamp things at the FDA. And I don't think you're going to see a push at the CDC anymore. to be pushing COVID shots in young, healthy children.

That is something that's being discussed right now. I think you're going to see some announcement on that in the coming weeks. But I know they are trying to review all of the scientific data, and guess what? There's no data, there's no good randomized control data that the current version, the latest formulation of the COVID shot is necessary for young, healthy children.

That is something that's being discussed right now. I think you're going to see some announcement on that in the coming weeks. But I know they are trying to review all of the scientific data, and guess what? There's no data, there's no good randomized control data that the current version, the latest formulation of the COVID shot is necessary for young, healthy children.

Other countries have already recommended against it. Other leading countries in Europe have recommended against it for young, healthy children. So I think you're going to see a look at this and you're going to hear something forthcoming.

Other countries have already recommended against it. Other leading countries in Europe have recommended against it for young, healthy children. So I think you're going to see a look at this and you're going to hear something forthcoming.

Well, I think at minimum it's propaganda. It's probably one of the greatest pieces of misinformation put out by the United States government on health is that food pyramid. It was not about what's good for your health. It was about what companies wanted you to buy. And so that has done a tremendous amount of damage in all seriousness.

Well, I think at minimum it's propaganda. It's probably one of the greatest pieces of misinformation put out by the United States government on health is that food pyramid. It was not about what's good for your health. It was about what companies wanted you to buy. And so that has done a tremendous amount of damage in all seriousness.

You have kids now that are growing up sick because of that food pyramid. You have companies that got rich because of that food pyramid. You have doctors and scientists who put their head in the sand because they were afraid to challenge that food pyramid. Well, we're not afraid to challenge it. The FDA is actively involved in revising our nutrition guidance.

You have kids now that are growing up sick because of that food pyramid. You have companies that got rich because of that food pyramid. You have doctors and scientists who put their head in the sand because they were afraid to challenge that food pyramid. Well, we're not afraid to challenge it. The FDA is actively involved in revising our nutrition guidance.

The secretary has asked us to make that front and center. You're going to see a new... Framework for health put out by the Maha Commission next week. You're seeing an enlightenment right now, recognizing it's not calories in, calories out. That's the old misinformation dogma. It matters what those calories are. Your macros.

The secretary has asked us to make that front and center. You're going to see a new... Framework for health put out by the Maha Commission next week. You're seeing an enlightenment right now, recognizing it's not calories in, calories out. That's the old misinformation dogma. It matters what those calories are. Your macros.

Your macros, you can't just pump in ultra processed foods and think, you know, all sugar is it can be broken down into a calorie energy expenditure. It matters. People have got to be eating whole foods, natural foods, things that appear in nature. And we have turned a blind eye to that as a government until now.

Your macros, you can't just pump in ultra processed foods and think, you know, all sugar is it can be broken down into a calorie energy expenditure. It matters. People have got to be eating whole foods, natural foods, things that appear in nature. And we have turned a blind eye to that as a government until now.

Well, we're looking at that, Charlie. The secretary and the president have asked us to look at that because people may not be getting a fair representation of what these drugs do and their side effects. You're not always dancing and singing every time you take one of these medications. I mean, sometimes you watch these commercials nonstop and you think, OK, I give up. I'll take it.

Well, we're looking at that, Charlie. The secretary and the president have asked us to look at that because people may not be getting a fair representation of what these drugs do and their side effects. You're not always dancing and singing every time you take one of these medications. I mean, sometimes you watch these commercials nonstop and you think, OK, I give up. I'll take it.

I don't know what it's for, but I'll take it. And so we're looking at everything. As you may know, one of my first actions as FDA commissioner was to remove pharma and industry members from FDA advisory committees wherever statutorily possible. We want American pharma companies to thrive and businesses doing business in the United States to thrive. but we want a user-friendly process for pharma.

I don't know what it's for, but I'll take it. And so we're looking at everything. As you may know, one of my first actions as FDA commissioner was to remove pharma and industry members from FDA advisory committees wherever statutorily possible. We want American pharma companies to thrive and businesses doing business in the United States to thrive. but we want a user-friendly process for pharma.

We want to partner with them. We want to facilitate innovation and discoveries and cures. But the scientific review process and the integrity of the FDA must remain independent, and that is our commitment As a administration.

We want to partner with them. We want to facilitate innovation and discoveries and cures. But the scientific review process and the integrity of the FDA must remain independent, and that is our commitment As a administration.

Good to be with you, Charlie.