A New Food Pyramid, a New Direction: What the Latest U.S. Dietary Guidelines Really Mean

Nick Howarth

Published on: 07/01/2026

For decades, dietary guidelines have been a source of confusion, contradiction, and quiet frustration. Every five years, the pyramid changes shape, food groups move up or down, and the public is told—once again—that this time the science is settled. Now, under the administration of Donald Trump, a new set of U.S. dietary guidelines has been released, closely aligned with the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda championed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr..