How the New Protein and Dairy Diet Flies in the Face of Modernist, According to a Nutritionist Who Served on the Advisory Board Until 2024

How the new protein and dairy diet flies in the face of modernist, according to a nutritionist who served on the advisory board until 2024

The main differences relate to recommendations about protein and dairy products.

America’s new dietary guidelines ignore decades of scientific research

That’s partly because they recommend products like red meat, butter, and beef tallow—foods that have been linked to cardiovascular disease, and that nutrition experts have been recommending people limit in their diets. These guidelines are a big deal—they influence food assistance programs and school lunches, for example. So this week let’s look at the good, the bad, and the ugly advice being dished up to Americans by their government. The gover…