Celebrity fitness trainer and nutritionist Jillian Michaels told Newsmax on Tuesday that vaccines should not be singled out as the sole cause of autism, arguing instead that both environmental and genetic factors are at play.
On “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Michaels reacted to remarks by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said in last week’s Cabinet meeting that his office is on track to identify “interventions” by the end of the month that are “certainly causing autism” and ways of addressing them.
Although Kennedy’s statement has reignited debate over vaccine safety, Michaels urged caution against focusing on one explanation. She stressed that research suggested genetics may provide a predisposition, while environmental stressors trigger the disorder’s development.
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