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Peter's Memo: The good, the bad, & the beef tallow

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which were released in January by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, reaffirm longstanding limits on saturated fat and sodium. And they continue to recommend fruits, vegetables, and whole foods and that people use plain water as a primary beverage. That’s the good part.

Government AccountabilityMarch 11, 2026Peter Lurie, MD, MPH
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How much saturated fat is in butter, beef, or other foods?

How much saturated fat is too much? The Daily Value is a recommended limit of 10 percent of calories. For a 2,000-calorie diet, that’s about 20 grams a day.

Preventing DiseaseMarch 6, 2026Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN
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A big fat mess: 8 things to know about unhealthy fat

Here’s the good and the (mostly) bad in the new Dietary Guidelines, what the sat fat promoters get wrong, and why the sat fat debate won’t go away.

Healthy EatingMarch 6, 2026Caitlin Dow, PhD
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The healthiest nut or seed butters: 10 things to know

Most nut butter is simple. But picking a healthy one that isn’t too high in saturated fat or sugar isn’t always easy. Here’s what may—or may not—matter to you.

Healthy EatingFebruary 26, 2026Lindsay Moyer, MS, RDN, Marlena Koch
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New Dietary Guidelines for Americans a recipe for poorer health, experts say in Lancet

Government AccountabilityFebruary 16, 2026
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What changed in the new Dietary Guidelines & why it matters

In the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, USDA and HHS rejected many science-based recommendations and emphasized animal protein, butter, and full-fat dairy.

Healthy EatingJanuary 20, 2026Grace Chamberlin, MPH
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Is saturated fat good or bad?

Despite health experts’ recommendations to cut back on saturated fat, you’ve likely heard that you don’t need to worry. What’s the truth? We’ve got answers.

Healthy EatingJanuary 7, 2026Caitlin Dow, PhD
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5 things we want to see in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines

CSPI's wish list for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for added sugars, saturated fat, sweetened beverages, alcohol consumption, low-fat milk, and more.

Healthy EatingDecember 22, 2025Grace Chamberlin, MPH

The Facts on Fat: The Importance of Saturated Fat Limits in the Dietary Guidelines

Healthy Eating

The Facts on Fat: The Importance of Saturated Fat Limits in the Dietary Guidelines

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