The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) supports the overall eating pattern in the newly released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), which

The Trump administration announced new federal dietary guidelines on Wednesday, encouraging Americans to limit highly processed food and reduce refined carbohydrates.

The latest federal guidelines now include red meat and full-fat dairy as part of a balanced diet — but experts say moderation and food quality still matter most.

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar.

Last week, United States health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr released the government's revamped dietary guidelines for 2025 to 2030.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared images of a new food pyramid that essentially flips the old one upside down.

The new guidelines suggest prioritizing protein at each meal, with a goal of getting around 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of a person's body weight each day. The government recommends protein from animal sources such as eggs, poultry, seafood and red meat, as well as plant-based sources such as beans, peas, lentils, legumes, nuts, seeds and soy.

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans put a stronger emphasis on protein. A registered dietitian explains what the updated advice gets right and where it may cause confusion.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had promised that his panel, which released new guidelines this week, would have no “conflicts of interest.”

Dr. Laura Catena explains how new academic studies on health and alcohol, as well as the updated U.S. dietary guidelines, will impact wine lovers.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says she wants to “get Americans away from the highly processed packaged foods,” saying it is driving the obesity epidemic.