Overview

• Published Friday in The Lancet, the update comes from roughly 100 experts across nutrition, environment and public health.
• The authors say higher red-meat intake is associated with increased mortality and major diet-related diseases such as diabetes.
• The guidance restates daily targets including vegetables 200 g, fruit 300 g, whole grains 210 g, dairy 250 g, fish or seafood 30 g, and poultry 30 g.
• The commission frames the numbers as ranges and cautions that sticking to the lowest bounds may cause short-term nutrient deficiencies for some people.
• The 2019 blueprint drew industry pushback over feasibility as many scientists backed the health rationale, and an NGO recently alleged coordinated online disinformation against the commission.