Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2026

I'm not an expert but I do believe that we should eat a balanced diet which includes proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Obesity stems from overeating, especially of fats and sugar. You can eat everything in moderation.

I eat until I am full.Usually twice a day but sometimes only once.

The way I see it, in my diet, saturated  fat from fatty meat,butter,lard & dripping is my friend, not carbs, and is the reason I don't need carbs as the fat is turned into the glucose/ketones that my body needs by my liver and other associated internal organs.

I think that dietary fat causing obesity is a myth, whilst exogenous sugar/carbs are the real problem! High fructose corn syrup which seems to be in everything is the worst offender.
This works for me but others have different ways of controlling their weight, and if it works, and they don't become diabetic, good for them.

Surplus calories from any macronutrient source are responsible for obesity. Highly palatable foods which encourage overeating are typically a combination of carbohydrates and fat, rather than either on their own e.g. milk chocolate, pizza, cookies, deep fried chips. High fructose corn syrup is much more common in the US than over here. 

I won't dispute that animal products are nutrient dense, but high saturated fat intake is strongly associated with dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. There are also other issues with consuming a lot of meat, such as animal fat being the #1 source of dietary dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, and the formation of heterocyclic amines during cooking, all of which are carcinogenic. That's not to say I don't eat animal products either; I do, just not very frequently, although I did follow a high fat, high meat diet for several years in my 20s.

As for RFK Jr: weird isn't a strong enough word to describe him. Have a read about how he treated his ex-wife and his fascination with dead animals (and it's not taxidermy!). He also spreads vaccine misinformation around the world, which is going to lead to a lot of deaths and serious illness.