Dietary Guidelines: Annahieta Kalantari on Protein, Industry Influence, and What the Science Says

In this episode of the Visible Voices Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Annahieta Kalantari  aka Dr. AK emergency and lifestyle medicine physician and founder of the Whole Human Health and Wellbeing Platform. The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released in January 2026, and we dig into what changed, what the science actually says, and where industry influence shows up. We discuss the daily protein recommendation changes. We also get into the confusion caused by the new food pyramid graphic and how the Uncompromised Dietary Guidelines — a nonprofit effort with recommendations outside of industry is something to read. Correction: In the original recording of this episode, we inadvertently misspoke the protein intake recommendation in milligrams per kilogram — the correct unit is grams per kilogram of body weight (g/kg). The audio and transcript have been updated to reflect this correction. We apologize for the error! ▶ Subscribe on YouTube @resaelewissmd — new Visible Voices episodes on Wednesdays. 🎙️ Search "The Visible Voices Podcast" on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.