Yes, Bread is Bad

Not all bread is created equal. Here’s what the new 2025 Dietary Guidelines mean for America.

My mom makes the best sourdough. I’m not giving that up.

But the white bread that’s been shoved down America’s throat for 50 years? The highly processed carbs masquerading as nutrition while we got fatter and sicker era just ended.

Yesterday, the HHS and USDA released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

It’s the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in decades. And no matter your politics, there should be joyous bipartisan support for this outcome.

Under President Trump’s leadership, common sense, scientific integrity, and accountability have been restored to federal food and health policy.

For decades, the Dietary Guidelines favored corporate interests over common-sense, science-driven advice to improve the health of… pic.twitter.com/QMO2LAW00a

— HHS (@HHSGov) January 7, 2026

The White House and Dept. of Agriculture

The headline. Eat Real Food.

The reality check. Nearly 90% of U.S. healthcare spending goes toward treating chronic disease. Most of it is linked to diet. Over 70% of American adults are overweight or obese. One-third of our teenagers have prediabetes. And 77% of military-aged youth can’t even qualify to serve because diet-related conditions have destroyed their health.

We’ve been running a 50-year experiment on the American population. We replaced real food with processed garbage and called it “progress.” The results are in. We failed.

@Bryan_Johnson breaks down the extent of the ultra-processed food complex in our food system. here