#RFKJr claims “diabetes has gone up 98% in 20 years” and blames the CDC, calling it corrupt and pushing to dismantle it. But as Dr. Jessica Knurick points out, chronic disease in the U.S. isn’t caused by scientists—it’s in spite of their work. The CDC runs immunization programs, supports healthy school meals, monitors food and water safety, and created the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Since its founding in the 1940s, life expectancy has risen from 65 to 79 years, malaria and smallpox we