The new recommendations essentially turn the old food pyramid upside down, encouraging Americans to eat whole foods like fruits and vegetables, to incorporate healthy fats, to prioritize protein-rich meals including red meat and to consume full-fat dairy and whole grains with no added sugars.

The new guidelines suggest prioritizing protein at each meal, with a goal of getting around 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of a person's body weight each day. The government recommends protein from animal sources such as eggs, poultry, seafood and red meat, as well as plant-based sources such as beans, peas, lentils, legumes, nuts, seeds and soy.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the nation faces a national health emergency, stating 90% of healthcare spending goes toward treating chronic disease, much of it linked it diet and lifestyle. More than 70% of American adults are overweight, and nearly one in three adolescents has prediabetes.

U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans on Wednesday. Recommendations regarding alcohol consumption are notably less specific than in previous

Those are the major takeaways from the Trump administration’s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, issued Wednesday. They mark a departure from earlier federal dietary advice—for instance, recommending full-fat dairy foods and cooking with butter and beef tallow.

The Trump administration announced new federal dietary guidelines on Wednesday, encouraging Americans to limit highly processed food and reduce refined carbohydrates.

Changes from the previous version address highly processed foods, saturated fats, added sugar, protein and alcohol.