Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to release new federal dietary guidelines recommending Americans consume more saturated fats, a move that would reverse decades of conventional health advice. According to NewsNation, the proposal could be issued later this month as part of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative, which aims to reduce ultra-processed foods and emphasize whole-food diets.
The new guidance reportedly encourages eating foods such as butter, cheese, milk, and red meat, challenging the American Heart Association’s long-standing recommendation to limit saturated fats to no more than 6% of daily calories. The AHA warns that these fats raise LDL cholesterol and increase the risk of heart disease.
Kennedy, who says he follows a “carnivore-style” diet emphasizing meat, eggs, dairy, and fermented foods, argued earlier this year that public health organizations have been “co-opted by the food industry.” Critics, including the British Heart Foundation, caution that diets high in saturated fat and low in fiber can heighten risks of heart attack and stroke.
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