New dietary guidelines from USDA and Health and Human Services will recommend even greater reliance on plant-based foods, according to an article in US News & World Report.

Every five years, USDA and HHS revise the Dietary Guidelines for Americans; the 2010 version is in development and expected to be released this fall. According to the advisory committee's preliminary report, the new guidelines will encourage Americans to shift food intake patterns to a diet that emphasizes vegetables, cooked dry beans and peas, fruits, whole...