In a historic shift for federal nutrition policy, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins have released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030. The new framework delivers a unified “Make America Healthy Again” message: prioritize real food, eliminate processed additives, and treat diet as the foundation of national health.
Kennedy, Rollins Unveil Historic Reset of U.S. Nutrition Policy, Put Real Food Back at Center of Health
Washington, D.C., January 7, 2026
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, marking the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in decades. The new Guidelines deliver a clear, common-sense message to the American people: eat real food.
The U.S. faces a national health emergency. Nearly 90% of health care spending goes toward treating chronic disease, much of it linked to diet and lifestyle. More than 70% of American adults are overweight or obese, and nearly 1 in 3 adolescents has prediabetes.
The New Guidelines: A Return to Basics
The 2025–2030 Guidelines reestablish food—not pharmaceuticals—as the foundation of health. Key recommendations include:
- Prioritize protein at every meal.
- Consume full-fat dairy with no added sugars.
- Eat vegetables and fruits in their whole forms.
- Incorporate healthy fats from whole foods (meats, seafood, eggs, nuts, seeds, olives, avocados).
- Focus on whole grains while sharply reducing refined carbohydrates.
- Limit highly processed foods, added sugars, and artificial additives.
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