Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reverses U.S. Food Pyramid After Criticism

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled radically revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans that reverse the classic food pyramid, placing meat, full‑fat dairy, vegetables and fruit at the base after the administration framed the update as a "historic reset" and published an inverted pyramid on Realfood.gov.The guidance, presented at a White House briefing alongside Brooke L. Rollins and Karoline Leavitt, raises recommended protein to 1.2–1.6 g/kg, endorses full‑fat dairy, names butter and tallow for cooking and sets strict added sugar limits of 10 grams per meal while removing a numeric alcohol cap in favor of a general recommendation to limit intake.Critics including Marion Nestle and the American Heart Association say the package risks raising saturated fat and salt and appears politically driven, while Calley Means says the rules could reshape hundreds of billions in federal food procurement.