Panel behind new dietary guidelines had financial ties to beef, dairy industries Despite Kennedy’s criticism of corporate influence, some advisers worked with food industry

https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/new-dietary-guidelines-review-panel-financial-ties-beef-dairy-industry/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--v3k_ZMUnhlRcVA6VpWV_YJXjuGF6-q1lXhrcZfVRTA0puEY1CitkBAoRt-xKrsQcqJSI_9Ajyn4FArqW56FZ9xP80jg&_hsmi=397409649&utm_content=397409649&utm_source=hs_email By Isabella Cueto and Sarah ToddJan. 7, 2026 The Trump administration issued its long-awaited revamp of the national dietary guidelines yesterday, urging Americans to eat more protein and less added sugar and, for the first time, discouraging consumption of highly processed foods. The guidelines also discarded the old “MyPlate” visual to return to their pyramid roots. The new pyramid (above) is flipped on its head and prioritizes more meat and dairy products than previous versions. Reaction from nutrition experts was mixed, as my colleagues reported in an in-depth story on the guidelines. While the American Medical Association applauded the new approach, other nutrition experts were scathing. (Marion Nestle, a leading nutritionist, called the guidelines “muddled, contradictory, ideological, retro.”) And in an exclusive follow-up, the same reporters found that nearly half of the panel behind the new guidelines have financial ties to the beef and dairy industries.