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RFK Jr.’s Food Pyramid Flip Will Have Widespread Benefits, Proponents Say

The new dietary guidelines, which were announced on Jan. 7, embrace the consumption of whole foods and represent efforts by the HHS to address chronic disease.
RFK Jr.’s Food Pyramid Flip Will Have Widespread Benefits, Proponents Say
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., flanked by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, announce new dietary guidelines in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
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Upon unveiling the new food pyramid and dietary guidelines for Americans earlier this week, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admonished the health policy practices of previous administrations.

“For decades, Americans have grown sicker while health care costs have soared,” he said at a White House press briefing on Jan. 7. “The reason is clear. Our government has been lying to us to protect corporate profit-taking, telling us that these food-like substances were beneficial to our health.”
Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.