What is different about the new food pyramid?

In early January, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture changed the federal nutrition policy and ...
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We Asked a Dietitian What the New Food Pyramid Gets Right and Wrong

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, emphasizing “real food," protein, and saturated fat. A new upside-down food pyramid was released ...

Contributor: New food pyramid is a recipe for health disasters

The new guidelines spearheaded by RFK Jr. go so far as to promote beef tallow despite risks caused by saturated fats.

A look back at the food pyramid: how has it changed throughout the years?

The new 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines could change school meals, emphasizing "real food" with an inverted pyramid that prioritizes whole foods over processed.

The new US food pyramid is scientifically questionable, and upends decades of trusted public health advice

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) for 2025-2030 have caused significant controversy, with polarised opinions ...

RFK Jr.’s new food pyramid heads to school cafeterias as advocates cry for more funding

The release of a new food pyramid has been met with mixed reactions by school food advocates, who say changes to the cafeteria menu will need financial backing. While there is skepticism regarding the ...

New food pyramid was heavily influenced by 'a new set of handpicked experts who worked in secret'

"Five the 10 current scientific experts disclosed recent financial relationships with the beef, dairy or pork industries." ...