The new dietary guidelines call for prioritizing high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Foods to avoid or limit are highly processed foods, refined carbohydrates and added sugars. The "food pyramid" has literally been turned upside down.

Sweeping changes prioritize protein and fats over processed carbs, challenging decades of dietary dogma and setting the stage for a major public health debate.

New dietary guidelines limit saturated fats to 10% of total calories, but also encourage full-fat dairy, red meat, and beef tallow. How will that work?

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it created new dietary guidelines and created a new food pyramid.

The new 2025-2030 guidelines succeed the circular MyPlate with an inverted pyramid that places animal foods (including red meat and full-fat dairy) and vegetables and fruits at the top:

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans, emphasizing “real food," protein, and saturated fat. A new upside-down food pyramid was released alongside the guidelines, which places protein, dairy, healthy fats, fruits, and vegetables above whole grains. 1

Eat real food' is the takeaway from a revised food pyramid unveiled by the Trump administration Jan. 7 but aspects of it are stirring controversy