"Since he took up his post in President Trump's cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been waging a war on the status quo of American diets, arguing they lack sufficient protein and lean too heavily on processed foods. His latest endeavor in his "war on saturated fats" (his words, really) is perhaps his magnum opus: an upside-down food pyramid formally recommending his vision for healthy eating to the American populace."
"Where previous guidance cautioned against overconsuming red meat for its high saturated fat content and link to heart disease, RFK Jr.'s new visualization puts it at the top. This is troubling to some health professionals: Stanford nutrition expert Christopher Gardner told NPR that he was "very disappointed" in the new guidance, which he says "[goes] against decades and decades of evidence and research.""
"Also this week, grocery chain Wegmans is collecting your biometric data and 2010s cupcake darling Sprinkles is closing, as is famed (or perhaps more accurately, notorious) LA restaurant Horses."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. inverted the food pyramid to prioritize red meat and whole dairy, framing increased protein as a solution to processed-food-heavy diets. The visualization places red meat at the top despite prior guidance linking saturated fat to heart disease. Stanford nutrition expert Christopher Gardner expressed strong disappointment, saying the guidance goes against decades of evidence. Public schools and federal food programs such as SNAP have limited ability to ignore federal guidance. Separately, Wegmans displayed signs indicating biometric identifiers are collected at locations, and Sprinkles and LA restaurant Horses announced closures.
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