It’s been about a month since Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—an anti-vaccine activist and lawyer who has no background in medicine, health, or science—released dietary guidance for Americans.

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. How trustworthy is the new U.S. food ...

Putting together a school meal isn't easy. "It is a puzzle essentially," said Lori Nelson of the Chef Ann Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes scratch cooking in schools. "When you think about the ...

The US has unveiled a controversial new food pyramid that's causing a stir among nutrition experts. It represents the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans—advice on what types and quantities of ...

The release of a new food pyramid has been met with mixed reactions by school food advocates, who say changes to the cafeteria menu will need financial backing. While there is skepticism regarding the ...

Share on Pinterest Federal health officials say the inverted food pyramid structure in the new dietary guidelines will help make Americans healthier. Mapodile/Getty Images Federal officials have ...

Share on Pinterest An employee restocks bottles of juice on a shelf at a Giant Eagle Inc. Market District supermarket in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Image credit: ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has introduced a new, inverted food pyramid with fewer food groups. The new three-section food pyramid is part of the administration’s new nutrition policy ...

Mr. Prescott is the author of “Food Is the Solution: What to Eat to Save the World.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, has spent much of his public life warning ...

The food pyramid is getting turned upside down, with protein and dairy gaining more prominence in the suggested American diet. Sugar and processed foods are getting shunned even more with warning ...

The U.S. dietary guidelines have gone from pyramid to plate to, now, inverted pyramid. And if the new food pyramid has left you feeling unsure, that's understandable. But, even in the face of these ...