Every five years since 1980, the U.S. government has issued guidelines on what Americans should eat for optimal health. This is not unusual — more than 90 countries across the world do the same , as well as the World Health Organization.

But the 2025-2030 guidelines, expected this fall but now set for release in December, are creating an unusual amount of buzz. That’s because of the influence of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose pronouncements about health and nutrition are unconventional — as well as his own diet, which is heavy on meat and sauerkraut .

“We’re about to release dietary guidelines that are going to change the food culture in this country,” Kennedy said earlier this month.

What those changes are, for now, remain the subject of specula

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