Decoding the New U.S. Dietary Guidelines with Simon Hill: What They Got Right, Wrong & Why It Matters
3/26/20261 hr 1 min
Simon Hill is a nutritionist, physiotherapist, and host of “The Proof” podcast.
We dig into the newly released U.S. Dietary Guidelines: what changed, what the evidence actually supports, and how the final document diverged from the advisory committee's recommendations.
The fine print reveals a factual error a first-year nutrition student would catch, and a notable omission that raises serious questions about how these guidelines were made.
Simon is a trusted guide through difficult terrain. Enjoy!
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
[upbeat music] The Trump administration making over America's food pyramid.
Speaker 1· Soundbite0:05
For decades, federal policy promoted and subsidized highly processed foods. These new guidelines will make America healthier.
Speaker 00:12
Many in the health community worry about the increase in protein.
Rich Roll· Host0:16
They have caused quite a bit of discourse. What's good about them? What's maybe not so good about them?
Simon Hill· Guest0:22
The problem is that most people will double down on red meat based on what those new guidelines look like. Makes it very hard to actually consume less than 10% of calories from saturated fat.
Rich Roll· Host0:34
It does feel like mixed messaging and this is what's making us sick.
Simon Hill· Guest0:38
I would have liked to have seen more commentary around the fact that 95% of Americans get nowhere near the fiber recommendations. This is when that idea of animal protein being better quality, you have to really question it. I've gone through this evidence with you in previous episodes, so we, we don't have to go through all of it. But what I'll say is that...
Rich Roll· Host0:57
[upbeat music] Hey, everybody. Welcome to the podcast. We have our resident nutrition science expert, Simon Hill, host of The Proof podcast. And my intention for this episode of the podcast is to have a very focused discussion, the first in what I hope will turn into a kind of regular feature of this show in which we take an aspect of nutrition and kind of dive into it deeply.