After being delayed by the government shutdown, the Trump’s administration will release the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans in December aimed at reducing high rates of obesity and changing the country’s food culture, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said recently. “We’re about to release dietary guidelines that are going to change the food culture in this country,” Kennedy told reporters during an event in the Oval Office. “We’re releasing those in December.”
Bloomberg reported that the Trump Administration is considering reinstating the food pyramid when HHS and USDA jointly update the U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Unnamed sources said that the visual is expected to focus on protein and whole foods.
NCC earlier this year wrote to HHS and USDA to reject Biden-era nutrition recommendations that emphasize plant-based proteins over lean meats like chicken.
“Combined with its nutritional value, positive health benefits, popularity, versatility, affordability, and environmental sustainability, chicken is a pillar of the protein subgroup which should be reflected in the final 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” NCC said.
