The New Dietary Guidelines Embrace Food Is Medicine—and Put Olive Oil Front and Center

The FDA and USDA recently released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030 (DGA) , prompting the usual mix of praise, criticism, and debate that accompanies any update to national nutrition policy. Some observers found fault with various aspects of the new guidelines, whether for what they include, what they omit, or how they frame healthy eating overall.