Food & Ag Daily Digest News from Around the Web +++++ RFK, Jr. ends ‘war on saturated fats’: A win for meat-maxing influencers, a loss for common-sense eating Alice Callahan | New York Times | January 13, 2026

Food & Ag Daily Digest News from Around the Web Viewpont—’Weight gain is not a necessary component of a highly ultra-processed diet’: A nuanced look at America’s ‘deadly diet’ Dhruv Khullar | New Yorker https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/15/viewpont-weight-gain-is-not-a-necessary-component-of-a-highly-ultra-processed-diet-a-nuanced-look-at-americas-deadly-diet/ ‘A whole lot of (methane) gas’: Grass-fed beef is not better for the climate, experts agree Sachi Kitajima Mulkey | New York Times https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/15/a-whole-lot-of-methane-gas-grass-fed-beef-is-not-better-for-the-climate-experts-agree/ Despite ‘no conflicts of interest’ pledge, several of Kennedy’s dietary advisors have ties to the meat and dairy industry Alice Callahan, Maggie Astor | New York Times https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/14/despite-no-conflicts-of-interest-pledge-several-of-kennedys-dietary-advisors-have-ties-to-the-meat-and-dairy-industry/ AI is a revolutionary tool to increase global farming output and food productivity Jeff Rowe | World Economic Forum https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/14/ai-is-a-revolutionary-tool-to-increase-global-farming-output-and-food-productivity/ RFK, Jr. ends ‘war on saturated fats’: A win for meat-maxing influencers, a loss for common-sense eating Alice Callahan | New York Times https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/01/13/rfk-jr-ends-war-on-saturated-fats-a-win-for-meat-maxing-influencers-a-loss-for-common-sense-eating/