Tag: Dietary

New Dietary Guidelines Urge Americans to Avoid Processed Foods and Added Sugar

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New Dietary Guidelines Urge Americans to Avoid Processed Foods and Added Sugar

January 8, 2026

Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods…

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kennedy and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to discuss new dietary guidelines encouraging the consumption of fewer processed foods and more whole foods, fruits, vegetables and saturated fat. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) / New food pyramid announced on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. (via: Department of Health and Human Services; X)

2025–2030 dietary guidelines

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WH announces new ‘modernized’ dietary guidelines backed by HHS, updating ‘inaccurate and outdated’ food pyramid model

January 7, 2026

(Background) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testifies before the U.S. Senate, Sept. 4, 2025

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RFK Jr.’s Dietary Guidelines: The Next Chapter in Political Nutrition

October 24, 2025

Jeffrey A. Singer According to news reports, Health and Human Services Secretary…