Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) waded into a trendy debate on X when she posted, “STOP POISONING OUR FOOD. We must BAN seed oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and other highly processed additives. MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!”

The “MAHA” movement, popularized by the nominee for Department of Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his odd, politically expedient alliance with President-elect Donald Trump, has brought a variety of interesting conversations to the forefront of politics. The excessive inclusion of seed oils and other unhealthy food products in the American diet is certainly a net negative, but calls for further involvement by the federal government are, for several reasons, wrongheaded and counterproductive.