New dietary guidelines prioritize ‘real food’ – but low-income pregnant women can’t easily obtain it
- Written by Bethany Barone Gibbs, Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West Virginia University
Most pregnant women in the U.S. aren't meeting dietary recommendations, especially in rural communities. ArtistGNDphotography/Getty ImagesThe federal government’s message in its new Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released in January 2026, couldn’t be simpler: “Eat real food.”
But for pregnant women in rural America, that...