RFK Jr. rolls out new dietary guidelines backing more protein and full-fat dairy
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US Unveils New 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines
Do the new dietary guidelines represent science-based nutrition reform, or an ideologically motivated disaster for public health?
Above: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press conference at the White House on Jan. 7. Image credit: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images
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Right narrative
These groundbreaking, data-based guidelines finally tell Americans the truth after decades of government lies protecting corporate profits over health. The new inverted food pyramid puts real food — protein, full-fat dairy, vegetables and fruits — at the top while eliminating added sugars and highly processed junk. Prioritizing nutrient-dense foods will reverse the chronic disease epidemic, cut the nation’s dependence on pharmaceuticals, and strengthen military readiness for national security purposes. This is another win for MAHA.
Left narrative
The new dietary guidelines represent an ideologically motivated disaster that contradicts established science by promoting meat and dairy while villainizing beneficial processed foods like fortified breads and cereals. Evidence overwhelmingly shows plant-based proteins are healthier than animal sources, yet these guidelines push a meat-heavy agenda that will increase saturated fat consumption and worsen America's chronic disease crisis. The administration ignored rigorous scientific review from expert committees to serve industry interests rather than public health.
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