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Fortune
Jake Angelo

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is redefining the 'healthy' American diet—and food companies are making 5 major changes to keep up

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands at a podium beside a board that depicts an upside-down food pyramid. (Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vision for a healthy America has triggered the most significant shift in federal nutrition policy in decades. Leading the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, Kennedy, as head of Health and Human Services, has enacted dramatic changes that have started to trickle down to the grocery aisle. Central to this shift is a fundamental change in how the government views nutrition. 

“The philosophy here is that if you eat whole foods and don’t eat ultra-processed foods, you’ll be eating much more healthfully,” Marion Nestle, a nutrition policy expert, told Fortune.

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