The 2025–2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines risk eroding trust in nutrition science while failing to address ultra-processed food dominance and structural issues.

Dietitians unpack the 2025–2030 US dietary guidelines, from ‘eat real food’ and higher protein targets to dairy, ultra‑processed foods and school meals.

Alarmist claims that unfortified plant-based milks are driving lower IQs distort the facts. Dr Justine Butler from Viva! explains why dairy isn't the solution to UK iodine deficiency and what actually caused the decline in levels.

This fact-check assesses how a misleading headline shapes assumptions about plant-based milks and IQ, and summarises what you need to know about iodine deficiency in UK women of childbearing age and pregnancy