Overview
- New targets recommend 1.2–1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, with protein included at every meal.
- The guidance encourages more meat, including red meat, and full-fat dairy while retaining a 10% cap on saturated fat.
- Stronger limits call for cutting ultraprocessed foods, added sugars to no more than 10 grams per meal, and sodium to under 2,300 mg a day for most adults.
- The White House set a two-year rollout across school meals, SNAP and other federal feeding programs.
- Reactions were split, with the AMA welcoming the focus on ultraprocessed foods and cardiology-oriented groups and nutrition scholars warning about higher protein and animal fats, and Argentina initiated a review of its own dietary guidance.