RFK Jr. rolls out new dietary guidelines urging Americans to avoid processed foods, added sugar

"Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issued the 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which offer updated recommendations for a healthy diet and provide the foundation for federal nutrition programs and policies. They come as Kennedy has for months stressed overhauling the U.S. food supply as part of his Make America Healthy Again agenda."

"The guidelines emphasize consumption of fresh vegetables, whole grains and dairy products, long advised as part of a healthy eating plan. Officials released a new graphic depicting an inverted version of the long-abandoned food pyramid, with protein, dairy, healthy fats and fruits and vegetables at the top and whole grains at the bottom. But they also take a new stance on "highly processed" foods, and refined carbohydrates, urging consumers to avoid "packaged, prepared, ready-to-eat, or other foods that are salty or sweet, such as chips, cookies and candy." That's a different term for ultraprocessed foods, the super-tasty, energy-dense products that make up more than half of the calories in the U.S. diet and have been linked to chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity."

"The new guidance backs away from revoking long-standing advice to limit saturated fats, despite signals from Kennedy and Food and Drug Commissioner Marty Makary that the administration would push for more consumption of animal fats to end the "war" on saturated fats. Instead, the document suggests that Americans should choose whole-food sources of saturated fat - such as"

The 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend eating more whole foods and protein and reducing highly processed foods and added sugars. The guidance emphasizes fresh vegetables, whole grains and dairy and presents an inverted food-pyramid graphic placing protein, dairy, healthy fats and fruits and vegetables above whole grains. The guidelines urge avoiding packaged, ready-to-eat salty or sweet items such as chips, cookies and candy and link ultraprocessed foods to chronic diseases. The guidance retains limits on saturated fat and advises choosing whole-food sources of saturated fat.

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