The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) for 2025-2030 have caused significant controversy, with polarised opinions between their supporters and detractors. They are disruptive, to say the least, both in how they are presented and the recommendations they make.
But little has been said about the fact that, for the first time since 1980, after nine editions in 45 years, the standard scientific procedure for preparing them has been completely bypassed.
The most striking thing about the 2025-2030 GDAs is their graphic representation. It breaks radically with established visuals like MyPlate (a guide represented as a pie chart in the form of a plate, in use since 2010) and the typical “food pyramid”, which has been around from 1992 to the present day.
