Potential Policy Shift: What RFK Jr.’s New Dietary Guidelines Could Mean for Public Health
The upcoming U.S. dietary guidelines, expected to be released under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could mark a sharp shift in federal nutrition policy. Historically grounded in decades of evidence-based recommendations, the guidelines inform major public health programs including school lunches and food aid.
Kennedy has signaled a more condensed and simplified version focused on “whole, healthy, and local foods,”
Kennedy has signaled a more condensed and simplified version focused on “whole, healthy, and local foods,”
potentially revising long-standing advice to limit saturated fats and low-fat dairy. Nutrition experts caution against reversing established recommendations, and alcohol policy advocates are concerned about omitting recent evidence on drinking risks—raising important implications for public health communication and education. Read more from NPR here.