US Flips Food Pyramid to Promote Protein, Cut Added Sugar (4)

Jan. 8, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC

The Trump administration released updated nutrition guidelines that bring back a revamped version of the food pyramid, while urging people to eat less sugar and more animal-based protein.

The latest version of the federal Dietary Guidelines fall short of the dramatic overhaul health officials had pledged to undertake. Many of its key tenets, including eating fruits and vegetables and limiting sugar, have been mainstays of nutrition advice for years, though it does remove specific cancer warnings tied to drinking alcohol.

Still, they emphasize many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s key personal nutrition principles, including a protein-heavy diet ...

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