Overview
- HHS and USDA released the 2025–2030 guidelines with an inverted‑pyramid graphic that elevates protein, full‑fat dairy and cooking fats.
- The document urges protein at every meal, explicitly includes red meat as an option, and lists butter or beef tallow as alternatives to oils with essential fatty acids.
- Recommended protein intake increases to roughly 1.2–1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight per day, while a ceiling of under 10% of calories from saturated fat remains.
- Major health organizations point to evidence linking saturated fat and red or processed meat to higher cardiovascular and cancer risks and question the basis for the shift.
- Researchers and policy experts report that many advisory‑committee recommendations were dropped in a nontransparent process and warn that mismatches between the graphic and text could complicate federal nutrition programs.