The Original ‘Meatfluencers’ Had Some Strange Ideas

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign promotes a beef-centric diet inspired by the Paleo diet, influenced by Walter Voegtlin's 1970s book 'The Stone Age Diet,' which advocated eating wild game and suggested manatees as an alternative to cows. The Department of Health and Human Services updated its food pyramid to emphasize beef consumption, citing 'scientific foundation' for the advice.