1、Dietary GuidelinesFor Americansrealfood.gov20252030Protein,Dairy&Healthy Fats&FruitsVegetablesWholeGrainsDietary Guidelines for Americans,20252030|1These Guidelines mark the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in our nations history.The message is simple:eat real food.To Make America
2、Healthy Again,we must return to the basics.American households must prioritize diets built on whole,nutrient-dense foodsprotein,dairy,vegetables,fruits,healthy fats,and whole grains.Paired with a dramatic reduction in highly processed foods laden with refined carbohydrates,added sugars,excess sodium
3、,unhealthy fats,and chemical additives,this approach can change the health trajectory for so many Americans.The United States is amid a health emergency.Nearly 90%of health care spending goes to treating people who have chronic diseases.1 Many of these illnesses are not genetic destiny;they are the
4、predictable result of the Standard American Dieta diet which,over time,has become reliant on highly processed foods and coupled with a sedentary lifestyle.The consequences have been devastating.More than 70%of American adults are overweight or obese.2 Nearly one in three American adolescents between
5、 the ages of 12 and 17 has prediabetes.3 Diet-driven chronic disease now disqualifies large numbers of young Americans from military service,undermining national readiness and cutting off a historic pathway to opportunity and upward mobility.4 For decades,federal incentives have promoted low-quality
6、,highly processed foods and pharmaceutical intervention instead of prevention.This crisis is the result of poor policy choices;inadequate nutrition research;and a lack of coordination across federal,state,local,and private partners.This changes today.We are realigning our food system to support Amer