Following dietary guidelines during pregnancy may reduce exposure to many—but not all—environmental chemicals from food and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Daryl Austin is a Utah-based reporter who covers health and wellness. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently ...

The American Heart Association has updated its nutrition recommendations, encouraging a stronger shift toward plant-based ...

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The federal government’s Dietary Guidelines for America (DGA) are more than mere recommendations. The contents of the DGA, updated every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the ...

The 2025 dietary guidelines have just been published and they include a bigger focus on including red meat and fat in the foods Americans eat. The guidelines, which will be in place through 2030, are ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. There’s a fundamental ...

GLP-1 drugs are now a fixture of American health culture: 1 in 8 U.S. adults is taking a medication like Ozempic or Wegovy, ...

Deadlines are approaching for another important governmental function involving food. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2025 are being worked on to provide advice on what to eat and drink to ...

The ag and food industry, particularly the meat, dairy and produce sectors, welcomed the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, but soybean growers were alarmed by statements calling into question the ...

In 1995, when Marion Nestle was on the committee drafting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, things were run differently. She and other experts handled it all: deciding on nutrition-related ...