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BumRushDaShow

(164,031 posts)
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:38 PM Nov 17

RFK Jr. says new dietary guidelines coming soon: 'We're ending the war on saturated fats'

Source: The Hill

11/17/25 1:17 PM ET


Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that new dietary guidelines are expected to be released next month that will end the “war on saturated fats.”

Speaking at the Food Allergy Fund Leadership Forum, Kennedy discussed the actions the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken under his leadership, including incentivizing a reduction in petroleum-based food dyes and increasing oversight into infant formula.

“We’re ending the war on saturated fats in this country. So, we’re going to publish dietary guidelines that are going to stress the importance of protein and saturated fats. And those will come out, I think, next month. And I think that will really revolutionize the food system in the country, the food culture in this country,” Kennedy said.

The Hill’s sister company NewsNation reported last month that Kennedy planned to introduce new dietary guidelines recommending more consumption of butter, cheese, milk and red meat. This goes against current thinking that high consumption of saturated fats raises levels of bad cholesterol and increases the risk of heart disease. Kennedy ascribes to the so-called carnivore diet, which calls for eating only meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, fish, dairy products and water.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5609015-kennedy-ends-war-saturated-fats/

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RFK Jr. says new dietary guidelines coming soon: 'We're ending the war on saturated fats' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 17 OP
He forgot roadkill, I guess that is included in "meat". 🤣 sheshe2 Nov 17 #1
"He forgot roadkill, I guess that is included in "meat". 🤣" BumRushDaShow Nov 17 #4
Lol...that too. sheshe2 Nov 17 #12
So now TheFarseer Nov 17 #2
I hope we go back to Doctors and making decisions like this after these morons are gone. walkingman Nov 17 #3
I look forward to "ending the war on knowledge and sanity" Sparkly Nov 17 #5
Deep Fried Butter on a Stick sheshe2 Nov 17 #10
Heart attack on a stick BumRushDaShow Nov 18 #20
What makes you think that hasn't happened yet? AZ8theist Nov 17 #14
Didn't PedoTACO just deliver a speech at McDonald's Bread and Circuses Nov 17 #6
"Whale heads and bear cubs and blended mice and freezer full o' roadkill ... A-Schwarzenegger Nov 17 #7
Yes, as we near rock bottom it becomes increasingly useful for the oligarchs to kill off the displaced proletariat 0rganism Nov 17 #8
And isn't ole' brainworm RFK Jr. just the picture of health we all want?? llmart Nov 17 #9
Next week, cigarettes! BidenRocks Nov 17 #11
Ya beat me to it. Smoke up everybody! Bristlecone Nov 17 #15
YES! Ban asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and similar uglies! Bring on the potato chips, Wonder Why Nov 17 #13
His old man lonely bird Nov 17 #16
JHFC orangecrush Nov 17 #17
We need to start a war on saturated fatheads, starting with Bobby McBrainworm. generalbetrayus Nov 18 #18
Wow, they really ARE trying to kill us off. not fooled Nov 18 #19
I have a novel idea TexasBushwhacker Nov 18 #21
Count me out. Dulcinea Nov 18 #22
As usual, he's solving a problem that's already been solved. maxsolomon Nov 19 #23

sheshe2

(95,130 posts)
1. He forgot roadkill, I guess that is included in "meat". 🤣
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:42 PM
Nov 17
Kennedy ascribes to the so-called carnivore diet, which calls for eating only meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, fish, dairy products and water.

BumRushDaShow

(164,031 posts)
4. "He forgot roadkill, I guess that is included in "meat". 🤣"
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:14 PM
Nov 17

And they'll brand and make a killing out of this -



Distributed on their very own "original" Exxon Valdez (a/k/a "The Deez" )!

sheshe2

(95,130 posts)
12. Lol...that too.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:33 PM
Nov 17

Me thinks what he is really giving us...is TSF's daily menu.

See my post below about fried butter!

Sparkly

(24,805 posts)
5. I look forward to "ending the war on knowledge and sanity"
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:15 PM
Nov 17

in this country.

But meanwhile, serving sticks of butter and bowls of goose fat in the White House seems like a great idea...

sheshe2

(95,130 posts)
10. Deep Fried Butter on a Stick
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:30 PM
Nov 17

It's a real thing.

Also know as:

In 2011 at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California, deep-fried butter was paired with chocolate-covered bacon and dubbed the "coronary combo."


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-fried_butter#History

AZ8theist

(7,002 posts)
14. What makes you think that hasn't happened yet?
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:57 PM
Nov 17

3 minutes on TikToc will prove this country is LOADED with idiots.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,768 posts)
7. "Whale heads and bear cubs and blended mice and freezer full o' roadkill ...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:40 PM
Nov 17

... these are a few of my favorite meals..."

These are guidelines to be stricken from the books the minute psycho SOB Junior and trump's whole sack of lummoxes are hurled out of office to resume elsewhere their craven soulless march into the maw of hell.

0rganism

(25,428 posts)
8. Yes, as we near rock bottom it becomes increasingly useful for the oligarchs to kill off the displaced proletariat
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 08:41 PM
Nov 17

Very soon, the food we'll be permitted to afford will be very much red meat & cheese. People incur unacceptable levels of government expenses if we stick around too long after leaving the workforce. Get us accustomed to the least-healthy diet possible and subsidize us killing ourselves before we hit 72. Bonus points for discontinuing vaccinations and treating major outbreaks with placebos. Wow, this timeline really sucks.

llmart

(17,191 posts)
9. And isn't ole' brainworm RFK Jr. just the picture of health we all want??
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:07 PM
Nov 17

He looks like death warmed over.

Wonder Why

(6,426 posts)
13. YES! Ban asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and similar uglies! Bring on the potato chips,
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 09:41 PM
Nov 17

butter, bacon and other goodies! It's about time for a good heart attack.

We'll die quicker but we'll die happy!

lonely bird

(2,650 posts)
16. His old man
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 10:26 PM
Nov 17

Should have pulled out.

This fucker cannot be gone from having any influence on anyone including his family.

not fooled

(6,553 posts)
19. Wow, they really ARE trying to kill us off.
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 03:00 AM
Nov 18

Remember that Actual President Stephen Miller thinks that the optimal population of the US is 100 million.

Only 200+ million to go!

TexasBushwhacker

(21,072 posts)
21. I have a novel idea
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 02:00 PM
Nov 18

Why don't we stop the "one size fits all" dietary guidelines altogether? If carnivore works for him, great! If vegan works for someone else, wonderful! The grain heavy SAD.(Standard American Diet) works for you? Go for it!

It's ridiculous that RFK Jr is pushing his personal nutritional agenda. I wouldn't take skin care advice from him either, because he obviously hasn't heard of SUNSCREEN!

Dulcinea

(9,509 posts)
22. Count me out.
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 02:47 PM
Nov 18

I'm in overall good health except my cholesterol is creeping upward. No excess saturated fats for me.

Piss off, Bobby Brainworm.

maxsolomon

(37,944 posts)
23. As usual, he's solving a problem that's already been solved.
Wed Nov 19, 2025, 12:29 PM
Nov 19

America loves saturated fats. It's about portion sizes of saturated fats.

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