In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health - KFF Health News

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promotes supplements as a key part of good health.

The Natural Products Association saluted Trump ’s health nominees as a victory for “health freedom” The worlds of supplement users and the Trump team overlap substantially when it comes to being skeptical of the traditional health system.

Poll: 63% of Republicans take supplements daily or most days , versus 58% of independents and 52% of Democrats .

Some industry observers think the shift rightward happened during the pandemic.

Industry officials say they hope the government will make it easier for everyday consumers to buy vitamins and other products.

One FDA attempt to put more stringent regulations — like registration — on businesses, during the 1990s , was defeated soundly after the industry and its clients lobbied Congress . “It was one of the largest campaigns to Congress imaginable,” David Kessler , the FDA commissioner at the time, said in an oral history. Grace Sparks , a survey analyst at KFF , the health policy research, polling, and news organization that includes KFF Health News , provided research assistance for the Ipsos -Axios poll..