U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on January 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kennedy and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to discuss new dietary guidelines encouraging the consumption of fewer processed foods and more whole foods, fruits, vegetables and saturated fat. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) / New food pyramid announced on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. (via: Department of Health and Human Services; X)

WH announces new ‘modernized’ dietary guidelines backed by HHS, updating ‘inaccurate and outdated’ food pyramid model

In a move to restore “science and common sense” to American nutrition, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) announced major changes to dietary guidelines that fundamentally invert the traditional food pyramid.

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