Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new guidelines for dietary standards that flips the food pyramid upside down by recommending Americans eat more red meat and full-fat dairy.
But the guidance, with some good and bad points, according to a public health expert at Rice University, also lacks context that could help improve the diets of some Americans.
The new guidelines, outlined during a Wednesday news conference, are a revision of traditional guidelines, putting an emphasis on fresh foods like vegetables and fruits, and fats like those found in cheese and red meat, while reducing the consumption of processed foods, which has been one of Kennedy’s key talking points since being appointed health secretary by President Donald Trump…