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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Top NIH researcher resigns claiming RFK Jr.’s aides stopped him talking to media about ultra processed foods

National Institutes of Health nutrition researcher Dr Kevin Hall speaks about his work at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland, in October 2024 - (AP)

The top processed food expert at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has resigned from his role, announcing the decision in a lengthy social media post in which he implied that aides to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr had attempted to censor his work.

Dr. Kevin Hall told CBS News that aides to RFK Jr blocked him from speaking to The New York Times about a new study into the addictive nature of ultra-processed foods.

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