India, Jan. 8 -- The latest set of dietary guidelines in US, released by the Trump Administration on January 7, encourage Americans to increase protein intake, especially from red meat, and to avoid highly processed foods and sugary snacks.

The new dietary guidelines feature a redesigned food pyramid, introduced by the US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This model focusses on real food, highlighting the importance of protein, dairy, healthy fats, and plenty of vegetables and fruits. Kennedy emphasised at a briefing to roll out the guidelines, that eating "real" food is good for health. "The message is clear: we should focus on home-cooked meals made from ingredients that factories haven't processed."

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