"The new food pyramid rolled out in US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) places animal-based proteins, including cheese and red meats high in saturated fats, above plant-based proteins, which has raised alarm bells among health and environmental experts. This rejiggered food pyramid is in line with Kennedy's previous signals that he will recommend increasing saturated fat in US diets as part of the Make America healthy again movement."
"Anderson said she was pleased to see that some things appeared to be in line with the DGA committee's report, including an emphasis on eating real food, decreasing the amount of processed food in the diet, and decreasing added sugars. But she grew concerned when she saw the visual of the food pyramid with images of steak and cheese higher, larger and overall much more prominent than images of plant-based proteins like nuts. This visual contradicts the written guidelines on saturated fats."
The new food pyramid positions animal-based proteins, including cheese and red meats high in saturated fats, above plant-based proteins. The layout aligns with efforts to increase saturated fat in US diets tied to the Make America Healthy Again movement. Some recommendations emphasize eating real food, reducing processed foods, and cutting added sugars. The prominent visual placement of steak and cheese compared with smaller images of plant proteins raises concerns about mixed messaging. Health experts warn that the visual emphasis could make it difficult to keep saturated fat intake within 10% of total calories. Environmental and public-health advocates call the guidance contradictory and unclear.
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