New Delhi, July 31 -- WASHINGTON - The executive orders came first. The dietary guidelines followed. Now Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting on a cooking show.

cultural persuasion rather than regulatory mandate as the administration's primary vehicle for changing what Americans eat.

For the last eighteen months, MAHA's legislative and regulatory record has accumulated faster than most health policy observers predicted. Forty-two states have passed legislation advancing the initiative's agenda. The federal government has signed 23 waivers giving states new authority to limit which foods can be purchased with SNAP benefits. Seed oil certifications, restrictions on artificial food dyes in school meal programs, and a broad-based "Eat Real Food...