Trump administration issues new dietary guidelines emphasizing red meat and full‑fat dairy

The Trump administration released new federal dietary guidelines that flip the food pyramid, placing steak, cheese and whole milk near the top and urging Americans to prioritize protein, officials said. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rolled out the guidance at a briefing, saying, "My message is clear: Eat real food." The shorter document codifies several of Mr.

Kennedy’s talking points, including advising people to cook with butter and beef tallow, and it directs Americans to consume 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day — 50 to 100 percent more than the prior federal baseline of 0.8 grams. The guidelines continue to encourage fruits and vegetables, keep the saturated fat limit unchanged at no more than 10 percent of daily calories, and allow seasoning with salt while also advising people to avoid salty, processed foods.

The guidelines take a hard line on added sugars, telling people to avoid sugar‑sweetened beverages and recommending that children not start eating added sugars until age 10, compared with prior guidance that advised avoiding added sugars until age 2. They also call for cutting back on "highly processed" refined carbohydrates and on items with added sugars, sodium or certain additives, and list both animal and plant sources of protein without steering people toward plant proteins.

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Health, Robert F. Kennedy, Trump Administration, Dietary Guidelines, Food Pyramid, American Medical Association