McMillen Health on New Dietary Pyramid: 'We Always Follow Federal Guidelines"

Meat-Heavy US Nutrition Guidelines Will Require Millions Of Acres Of New Farmland

The new US nutrition guidelines could require millions of acres of land to be clear-cut and used to farm animals, negatively affecting the environment. The guidelines emphasize high-impact animal products such as milk, meat, and eggs. Analysis indicates that if even a modest number of people follow the guidelines, it would require hundreds of millions of acres of new agricultural land. Read more: Doctor Summarizes The Top Science Papers Of 2025 …

McMillen Health on new dietary pyramid: 'We always follow federal guidelines"

The updated food pyramid, released in January, puts an emphasis on whole foods and deters high processed food consumption.

The food pyramid was wrong: Here's what changed and why it matters - Dining and Cooking

For decades, Americans were told they were following “healthy” nutrition guidance, yet obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic disease kept rising. Recently, the FDA and USDA have acknowledged what many health experts have been saying for years: The old food pyramid wasn’t working. The newly updated federal dietary guidance marks one of the most meaningful [...]