Protein Politics: The New Dietary Guidelines and the Same Old Incentives

The new 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines have literally flipped the Food Pyramid on its head. They represent the most substantial revision in decades, replacing low-fat orthodoxy with an emphasis on high-quality protein, full-fat dairy, and whole foods amid public skepticism of federal health leadership under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The stakes are high: 6 in 10 adults have at least one chronic disease, and 4 in 10 have two or more, driving trillions in health costs and lost productivity. Public...