How Medical Groups Reacted to the New Dietary Guidelines

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Source: MedPage Today

Original: https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/119327...

Published: Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:23:45 -0500

The Trump administration has announced new dietary guidelines that focus on increasing intake of whole foods and reducing consumption of highly processed foods. Reaction from medical groups to these new guidelines has been mixed. Federal law requires certain procedures for establishing and reporting dietary recommendations. The article documents how various medical organizations have responded to these changes in dietary guidelines. The new guidelines represent a shift in the approach to nutrition and healthy eating. Specific reactions of individual medical groups are given in the article, although the article does not contain detailed statistics or specific numbers.