The 71-year-old wellness conspiracist warned reporters Wednesday that America’s children are suffering from “mitochondrial challenges,” an non-clinical term that suggests Kennedy is capable of peering into a person’s cellular health at a glance.

“I know what a healthy child is supposed to look like,” Kennedy said. “I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today, as I walk down the street, and I see these kids that are overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, with inflammation, you can tell from their faces, from their body movements and from their lack of social connection.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-makes-extremely-weird-161234433.html

So, it is your position that American children are as heathy as ever?

Just now, Yellowtail said:

So, it is your position that American children are as heathy as ever?

More evidence of your trolling. How does calling out the bizarre claims of RFK jr mean that I maintain that American children are as healthy as ever?

4 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

More evidence of your trolling. How does calling out the bizarre claims of RFK jr mean that I maintain that American children are as healthy as ever?

What about his claims were bizarre? 

th

I think we have a mental and physical health crisis among Americas youth. 

 

Many are fat, distracted and poorly behaved. 

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

What about his claims were bizarre? 

th

I think we have a mental and physical health crisis among Americas youth. 

 

Many are fat, distracted and poorly behaved. 

Mitochondrial challenge.

9 minutes ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Mitochondrial challenge.

And?

11 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

What about his claims were bizarre? 

You having a laugh bro? Despite the overwhelming opposition of the medical community, Kennedy has continued his longstanding crusade against vaccines and his advocacy of conspiracy theories that have been rejected repeatedly by scientific experts. The reality is that Kennedy has profited from and built a career on sowing mistrust in vaccines. Now, as head of the Department of Health and Human Services he is using his authority to launch a full-blown war on science, on public health and on truth itself.

11 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Mitochondrial challenge.

Im thinking you are replying to a chat bot imo

45 minutes ago, WorriedNoodle said:

You having a laugh bro? Despite the overwhelming opposition of the medical community, Kennedy has continued his longstanding crusade against vaccines and his advocacy of conspiracy theories that have been rejected repeatedly by scientific experts. The reality is that Kennedy has profited from and built a career on sowing mistrust in vaccines. Now, as head of the Department of Health and Human Services he is using his authority to launch a full-blown war on science, on public health and on truth itself.

Thats all fine and good. The issue is that the left has made science and experts untrustworthy. They have done this to themselves, RFK is just a byproduct of that

11 minutes ago, Tug said:

Im thinking you are replying to a chat bot imo

One that’s ‘challenged’.

1 minute ago, angryguy said:

Thats all fine and good. The issue is that the left has made science and experts untrustworthy. They have done this to themselves, RFK is just a byproduct of that

Hogwash.

 

The right have chosen to ignore science.

 

 

6 minutes ago, angryguy said:

Thats all fine and good. The issue is that the left has made science and experts untrustworthy. They have done this to themselves, RFK is just a byproduct of that

Are you kidding?are you a flat earther?that’s the most nonsensical thing I’ve read in a long time.perhaps you should apply for a speech writer position for the trumtanic administration.

23 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Mitochondrial challenge.

 

I've never heard that expression before.

And I agree that RFK Jr. is being silly as it is impossible to gauge the mitochondrial health of a human being just by looking at them.

I agree with you on this. Maybe the power of this position is getting to RFK Jr's head a bit. 

 

1 hour ago, angryguy said:

Thats all fine and good. The issue is that the left has made science and experts untrustworthy. They have done this to themselves, RFK is just a byproduct of that

Just your usual MAGA response - nonsensical, devoid of facts, with the usual conspiracy thrown in for good measure. 
It’s almost impressive to see the mental gymnastics required to be a MAGA devotee. It must be exhausting. 

51 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

I've never heard that expression before.

And I agree that RFK Jr. is being silly as it is impossible to gauge the mitochondrial health of a human being just by looking at them.

I agree with you on this. Maybe the power of this position is getting to RFK Jr's head a bit. 

 

It’s the worm that’s taken over now. 😂

1 minute ago, johnnybangkok said:

Just your usual MAGA response - nonsensical, devoid of facts, with the usual conspiracy thrown in for good measure. 
It’s almost impressive to see the mental gymnastics required to be a MAGA devotee. It must be exhausting. 

So nothing to restore the faith in experts in your reply, just empty trolling. Next

On 8/30/2025 at 9:36 AM, Alan Zweibel said:

The 71-year-old wellness conspiracist warned reporters Wednesday that America’s children are suffering from “mitochondrial challenges,” an non-clinical term that suggests Kennedy is capable of peering into a person’s cellular health at a glance.

“I know what a healthy child is supposed to look like,” Kennedy said. “I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today, as I walk down the street, and I see these kids that are overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, with inflammation, you can tell from their faces, from their body movements and from their lack of social connection.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-makes-extremely-weird-161234433.html

 

I put some more thought into this as I was on my treadmill this morning.

 

While it may be easy to dismiss RFK as looney tunes, there's another way to look at this.

Sure, "mitochondrial challenges" might be fluff .... BUT ... how many people in his position have actually mentioned the word "mitochondria" before? How many people actually know what mitochondria even means? I have only started to educate myself on mitochondria in the past couple of years. Maybe only 5% of the population have any clue what it means.

 

So RFK is spewing a bunch of stuff out there which may appear nonsensical, but here we are having a conversation about mitochondria. Maybe a couple of soccer moms out there will go look it up and get their little boy off the Doritos because now they understand Doritos damages their mitochondria.

 

So to summarize, maybe RFK is a bit of a mad genius. Not to be taken entirely at face value and it doesn't mean you need to cling to every word he says as gospel, but he's raising awareness about health issues like no one else before him in his position. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

And?

Good luck in finding what Kennedy means by "mitochondrial challenge". More quackery.

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

 

I put some more thought into this as I was on my treadmill this morning.

 

While it may be easy to dismiss RFK as looney tunes, there's another way to look at this.

Sure, "mitochondrial challenges" might be fluff .... BUT ... how many people in his position have actually mentioned the word "mitochondria" before? How many people actually know what mitochondria even means? I have only started to educate myself on mitochondria in the past couple of years. Maybe only 5% of the population have any clue what it means.

 

So RFK is spewing a bunch of stuff out there which may appear nonsensical, but here we are having a conversation about mitochondria. Maybe a couple of soccer moms out there will go look it up and get their little boy off the Doritos because now they understand Doritos damages their mitochondria.

 

So to summarize, maybe RFK is a bit of a mad genius. Not to be taken entirely at face value and it doesn't mean you need to cling to every word he says as gospel, but he's raising awareness about health issues like no one else before him in his position. 

Not only is he inventing disorders, but he claims he can spot them on sight. This is the guy we want deciding about scientific research? Laughable.

16 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

What about his claims were bizarre? 

th

I think we have a mental and physical health crisis among Americas youth. 

 

Many are fat, distracted and poorly behaved. 

And the worst ones are the little MAGAts. Clearly evident from the drooling.

16 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

What about his claims were bizarre? 

th

I think we have a mental and physical health crisis among Americas youth. 

 

Many are fat, distracted and poorly behaved. 

So just like many of the "adults" then.

6 hours ago, angryguy said:

Thats all fine and good. The issue is that the left has made science and experts untrustworthy. They have done this to themselves, RFK is just a byproduct of that

All sides of the US political spectrum have contributed to the mess you are now in with people like RFK Jnr as Health Sec., pointing fingers at just "the left" misses the broader picture of your entire nation.

13 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Not only is he inventing disorders, but he claims he can spot them on sight. This is the guy we want deciding about scientific research? Laughable.

 

The Guardian on why RFK Jr could be the most transformative health secretary ever .. even though he may spew some unfounded scientific claims.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/21/can-rfk-tranform-healthcare-system-policy

 

Spouting unfounded scientific claims is corrosive to a functioning democracy. It weakens the bonds of trust in our public institutions ...

 

He will have a massive impact on our broken, expensive and largely ineffectual delivery of healthcare services.

 

 he can be the most transformative health secretary in our country’s history.

 

This is because RFK Jr has articulated what our Democratic and Republican leaders have largely ignored: our healthcare system is a national disgrace hiding in plain sight. He recognizes the inordinate control the pharmaceutical and food industries over healthcare policy, and the revolving door that exists among congressional staffers, pharmaceutical lobbyists and corporate executives.

19 minutes ago, WorriedNoodle said:

All sides of the US political spectrum have contributed to the mess you are now in with people like RFK Jnr as Health Sec., pointing fingers at just "the left" misses the broader picture of your entire nation.

And it is going to get worse.........

7 hours ago, Tug said:

Im thinking you are replying to a chat bot imo

 

 

A mitochondrially challenged one

 

 

For those of you who desire an antidote to the madness propagated by Kennedy, you will find this guy very disturbing.

 

Why? He rips Kennedy's claims apart...............a proper scientist.......

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/17N7vEuJj6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

3 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

For those of you who desire an antidote to the madness propagated by Kennedy, you will find this guy very disturbing.

 

Why? He rips Kennedy's claims apart...............a proper scientist.......

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/17N7vEuJj6/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Don't believe a word that this Doc says. I can tell just by looking at him that he suffers from mitochondrial challenges.

11 hours ago, Alan Zweibel said:

Don't believe a word that this Doc says. I can tell just by looking at him that he suffers from mitochondrial challenges.

 

You are a "new" member? You just joined? 

 

I can tell just by looking at Jr that he is suffering from "reality challenges."