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The food pyramid has been turned upside down.

Whole grains are now at the bottom.
Ultra-processed foods and added sugars are gone entirely.
And at the top? Real food: healthy fats, animal protein, fruits, and vegetables.

This isn’t a cosmetic change. It represents a quiet reversal of decades of official nutrition advice that shaped public health policy, medical training, and everyday clinical decisions.

As a board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer, what immediately stands out to me is not just the nutritional implications but the psychiatric ones.

Diet doesn’t only affect weight or blood sugar. It influences mood, cognition, impulse control, and how often everyday distress gets medicalized and treated with medication. When food-driven symptoms are overlooked, prescriptions often become the default response.

Removing ultra-processed foods and added sugar from the pyramid isn’t ideological. It reflects what we now understand about metabolic health, inflammation, and their downstream effects on the brain.

I break down what this new pyramid and why it matters far more than most people realize in my latest video.

Curious to hear your thoughts, does this change how you think about food and mental health?

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My Little Mates
They’ve been coming to boxing with their mums since they were babies, and it’s been so special watching them grow into kind, respectful little legends. Big shoutout to their mums — strong women raising strong kids. Love it! 🖤🤍

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Jim Carrey once said,
“Imagine for just a minute that you are financially struggling and in the unfortunate situation of being homeless and suddenly someone comes with a camera, to film your face and your precarious situation, to give you a meal so they can record it and you have to take it, because you are hungry… Imagine that feeling. Please stop doing that. If you are going to help someone, do it with kindness and not with your ego.”