On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a major overhaul of American dietary guidelines, replacing the old high-carbohydrate food pyramid with one that prioritizes protein, healthy fats and whole grains.
“Our government is declaring war on added sugar,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a White House news conference announcing the changes. “We're ending the war on saturated fat.”
“If a foreign adversary sought to destroy the health of our children, harm our economy, weaken our national security, there would be no better strategy than to addict us to ultra-processed foods,” Kennedy said.
Improving U.S. eating habits and the availability of nutritious foods is an issue with broad bipartisan support and a long-standing goal of Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement.
During the press conference, he expressed his gratitude to the American Medical Association. and the American Academy of Pediatrics for their collaboration in developing new guidelines—two organizations that previously this week convicted administration decision on reduce the number of diseases what children in the USA are vaccinated against.
“The American Medical Association welcomes the administration's new dietary guidelines, which focus on highly processed foods, sweetened beverages and excess sodium, which contribute to the development of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and other chronic diseases,” AMA President Bobby Mukkamala said in a statement.
