#41: A Conversation with Registered Dietitian Stephanie Hodges on RFK Jr.’s New Food Guidelines скачать в хорошем качестве

#41: A Conversation with Registered Dietitian Stephanie Hodges on RFK Jr.’s New Food Guidelines

Early in the new year – January 7th to be exact – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of Health and Human Services, quietly posted a new set of food guidelines on the USDA website and an upside-down (or inverted as he called it) Food Pyramid. Replacing the “My Plate” pictograph of the Biden years. The guidelines themselves are updated every 5 years - and at a quickly organized White House news conference, RFK Jr. promoted the changes. Which push lots of red meat, whole milk and butter. He said, “We are endng the war on saturated fats.” The guidelines also include beef tallow as an alternate to olive oil or butter for cooking. And feature the MAHA mantra of ignoring highly processed foods. That part medical associations applauded, even as the American Heart Association warned again about the risks of eating a lot of high fat animal products. Very healthy whole grains are at the very bottom of the upside-down Pyramid; they had been featured, along with fruit and vegetables, on the previous “My Plate” guidelines. The Food Guidelines are important to a number of government food programs – and to dietitians. Many of us remember learning about the older Food Pyramids in grammar school. My Boston school served a hot lunch but most of us brought our own sandwiches and washed them down with the free cartons of milk delivered daily to all city schools and - yes, it was 8 ounces of whole milk. So. I went looking for a Registered Dietitian who could explain what’s good or bad or just different about RFK Jr.’s 2026 Inverted Pyramid. And I found one of the best. Stephanie Hodges has MS, MPH and RDN degrees. She’s a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and food policy expert who has spent more than a decade improving access to healthy food through public health nutrition programs and policy. She’s the founder of “The Nourished Principles” which supports clients in strengthening public health nutrition programs and policies, writing and implementing grants, and translating complex nutrition topics for diverse audiences. Here’s a link to her website . She’s really good at this! YouTube Channel Link: @conversationsonhealthhowwe4827