Trump admin ‘turning food pyramid upside down’ — pushing protein, fats

The Trump administration is “turning the food pyramid upside down” with new guidelines for feeding programs that will emphasize eating plenty of protein and saturated fats — while discouraging the consumption of sugar and highly processed foods.

The White House released the revised Dietary Guidelines for Americans as part of a news conference Wednesday with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins touting potential benefits in reducing chronic diseases for all Americans.

“We are ending the war on saturated fats,” Kennedy said — referring to products that are generally solid at room temperature like cheese, butter and fat in meats, which now are recommended to form the bulk of diets alongside meat and produce like carrots and broccoli.

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