Dr. Richard Feldman: New Food Pyramid Is Upside Down

Dr. Richard Feldman: Look at new nutritional guidelines with caution

In January 2026, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, issued a new “food pyramid,” the required five-year update entitled the “2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”

Dr. Richard Feldman: New food pyramid is upside down

Richard Feldman column: Kennedy's new food pyramid wrongly promotes saturated fats

Although there are many positive aspects to the new nutritional guidelines, I remain uneasy, mostly about the new pyramid’s promotion of saturated fats.

Feldman: What to make of America's new food pyramid?

The new pyramid is considered an “upside-down” version of previous models, including the more recent “MyPlate” adaptation.

Richard Feldman: What's right, what's wrong in new 'food pyramid'?

In January, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, issued a new “food pyramid,” the required five-year update entitled the “2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”

FELDMAN COLUMN: Kennedy's new food pyramid wrongly promotes saturated fats

In January 2026, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, issued a new “food pyramid,” the required five-year update titled the “2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”