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Welcome to Wellness on Mass. I'm Dr. Nicole Sapphire, and this is your weekly rundown.

Today, we're going to break down the new U.S. dietary guidelines.

While this doesn't really sound like a very exciting topic, there's just been a little bit of

controversy surrounding it. So let's dive in and pay attention. Because they don't really stack

up against the Make America Healthy Again movement. In fact, they had just put out their own

dietary guidelines and guess what? they don't match each other.

Because while they may sound aligned at first glance, the details tell a more complicated story.

So let's start with what's new.

The latest federal guidelines double down on a simple message, eat real food. We've been hearing

this from Secretary Kennedy in the Maha movement since President Trump came into the White House.

That's what they want you to do. They want you to eat real fruits and vegetables and meats.

Stay away from the ultra-processed foods. That means prioritizing whole minimally processed foods. So again,

focus on the periphery of the grocery store and not all the processed stuff that are in the

center of the grocery stores. All of this while also cutting back on added sugars,

refined carbs, and yes, all those ultra-processed products that you

find in the center of the grocery store. There's also a major shift in protein guidance.

Americans are now being encouraged to eat more protein overall. This targets significantly higher

than in past guidelines. All of a sudden, protein, super important.

Let's focus on protein. And for the first time, the government is explicitly calling out ultra-processed

foods and chemical additives as something to limit, if not avoid, altogether. Now, this is a big move because this is something

Secretary Kennedy has been talking about for a while. So people are getting in lockstep because

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