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The Proof · October 20, 2025 · 80m
The 2025 US Dietary Guidelines — Where Science and Policy Diverge
Dr. David Katz examines the 2025 US Dietary Guidelines, analyzing where the final recommendations align with the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's evidence review and where they diverge, particularly on ultra-processed food language.
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Dietary guidelines are political documents — science informs them but doesn't determine them
Katz: the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee produces evidence-based recommendations, but the final Dietary Guidelines are issued by USDA and HHS, which face pressure from food industry lobbying. The gap between the two documents reveals the political filter.•
The fundamentals of a healthy diet have been settled for decades — stop debating and start implementing
Katz: the core of a healthy diet — vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, water — has been remarkably consistent across every major dietary assessment for 70+ years. The debate about macro ratios is a distraction from implementation.Was this useful?