HHS, USDA Urge More Animal Protein in New U.S. Diet Rules as 9 in 10 Americans Are Metabolically Unfit
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Updated · Fox News · May 13
HHS, USDA Urge More Animal Protein in New U.S. Diet Rules as 9 in 10 Americans Are Metabolically Unfit
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
HHS and USDA this year issued updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans that encourage eating a variety of animal-based proteins, including red meat, marking a sharp break from earlier advice that emphasized carbohydrates.
The shift comes amid a broader push toward higher-protein eating: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the cattle industry in February that the "war on protein is over."
At Meatstock in Tennessee, biochemist Nathan Bryan said 9 in 10 Americans are metabolically unfit and argued meat-heavy, low-carb diets help reverse disease, though the convention's health gains were largely self-reported.
Critics including Mayo Clinic dietitian Tara Schmidt said carnivore-style diets can miss fiber, calcium and vitamin D, and may be too restrictive to sustain long term.
The new federal guidance has already drawn backlash from nutrition experts, underscoring a widening fight over whether meat should move closer to the center of U.S. dietary advice.
If a meat diet expert’s own research highlights vegetables, what are we missing?
Do the carnivore diet's rapid results justify its unknown long-term health risks?