RFK Jr.'s new dietary guidelines go all in on meat and dairy

The Trump administration has unveiled a new food pyramid that stresses protein and whole foods and calls for an end to "the war on saturated fats." izzetugutmen/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hide caption toggle caption izzetugutmen/U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans focused on promoting whole foods, proteins and healthy fats. At a press conference Wednesday, the administration unveiled a new food pyramid with red meat, cheese, vegetables and fruits pictured at the top. Kennedy described the guidelines as the most significant reset on nutrition policy in history, calling for an end to policies that promote highly refined foods that are harmful to health. The guidelines will set limits on added sugar and encourage diets that include meat and dairy. "Protein and healthy fats are essential and were wrongly discouraged in prior dietary guidelines," Kennedy said. "We are ending the war on saturated fats." And they called for a "dramatic reduction" in the consumption of "highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates, added sugars, excess sodium, unhealthy fats, and ...