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RFK Jr. Flipped the Food Pyramid. Nutrition Experts Are Pushing Back.
New US dietary guidelines place red meat and full-fat dairy at the top of an inverted food pyramid. RFK Jr. personally follows a carnivore diet, but experts warn the recommendations contradict decades of nutrition research.
Key Takeaways
- The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 invert the food pyramid, placing protein, dairy, and fats at the top and grains at the bottom
- RFK Jr. personally follows an all-meat carnivore diet; the guidelines recommend 1.2-1.6g of protein per kg of body weight daily
- Scaling up animal product consumption as suggested could require approximately 100 million additional acres of agricultural land annually
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