‘A lot of this is terrific’: KIRO hosts applaud RFK Jr.’s inverted food pyramid
Jan 10, 2026, 5:01 AM
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveils the department's new dietary guidelines food chart during a policy announcement event at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo: Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images)
(Photo: Anna Moneymaker, Getty Images)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, released new dietary guidelines on Wednesday, essentially flipping the old food pyramid upside down and prioritizing meat and dairy products to lead a healthy lifestyle.
KIRO fill-in hosts, Mike Lewis and Greg Tomlin, welcomed the idea of an updated dietary guideline on “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, with Lewis noting that he completely agrees with RFK Jr.’s stance on the revised diet recommendations.
“I think RFK Jr. has done way more harm than good regarding actual science and vaccines, but I have agreed with him once he started talking about processed food and American dietary guidelines,” Lewis said. “I think sugar should be regulated as a controlled substance. I’m not kidding around. I think that there are so many problems directly associated with type 2 diabetes in this country. Type 2 diabetes is a killer as a result of bad dietary habits. Personally, I think a lot of the stuff in the new guidelines is terrific.”
Tomlin questioned whether the new guidelines are set in stone, and something that will be seen as a pinnacle of health information for decades to come, or if they’ll find new revelations that revert to the old recommendations down the road.
“I was fascinated to see that RFK Jr. released an inverted food pyramid,” Tomlin said. “At the top of the pyramid are now protein, dairy, healthy fats, vegetables, and fruits. Bread is now all the way at the bottom with whole grains. It’s just kind of fascinating to look at. Does it make you trust the so-called experts even less? Within a matter of a few decades, we’ve completely flipped the pyramid upside down. Are we going to do that again in 30 years? Or is this the final pyramid? We have finally made a breakthrough and realized this type of diet is the best for you for all time.”
Watch the full discussion in the video above.
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