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HHS and USDA have formally released updated 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans that, as federal nutrition policy, emphasize real, minimally processed foods and de-emphasize ultra-processed foods, added sugars, and refined carbohydrates.
On January 7, 2026, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, serving in the Trump administration, released the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, described as a major reset of U.S. nutrition policy and explicitly attributed to the Trump administration. These guidelines emphasize "real food"—defined as whole, nutrient‑dense, minimally processed foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, protein, full‑fat dairy, and healthy fats—while advising Americans to avoid or sharply limit "highly processed" foods, refined carbohydrates, and added sugars, a shift repeatedly highlighted in official materials and independent coverage. The official realfood.gov site and analyses in medical and food‑policy publications characterize this "Eat Real Food" framing and the discouragement of highly processed and refined products as the core organizing theme of the new guidelines and their associated "New Pyramid". Longstanding descriptions of the Dietary Guidelines note that they provide the basis for federal food and nutrition policy and education initiatives, meaning this real‑food‑over‑processed‑food emphasis is embedded centrally in federal nutrition policy for 2025–2030. Although the documents generally use the term "highly processed" rather than "ultra‑processed," they are targeting that same category of industrially processed foods.
Verdict: True. The Trump administration’s HHS and USDA have jointly issued the 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines, and credible official and independent sources show that these guidelines centrally prioritize real, minimally processed foods over highly/ultra‑processed foods, added sugars, and refined carbohydrates as a foundational element of federal nutrition policy.