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On January 7, 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Services released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). The new, inverted food pyramid recommends prioritizing high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables and whole grains, while avoiding highly processed foods and refined carbohydrates. The dramatic change has triggered discussions on what healthy eating means, and how consumers and food businesses will change as a result. China's Food Guide Pagoda, updated in 2022, meanwhile depicts a diet with significantly more plant-based foods (grains and vegetables) than are in the latest US guide.


With so many different guidelines, nutrition and dietary programs, how should consumers choose the best foods? How will these programs be evaluated?


Join the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai's Food, Agriculture & Beverage Committee for What's Healthy Eating? Insights from the New and Old US Food Pyramids and China's Food Pagoda on February 5 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the Conference Center. Our nutrition experts will unpack the latest American food guidelines and the Chinese guidelines to help the audience make educated decisions on healthy eating.


*Please note that the event time has been updated to 4:00 PM โ€“ 5:30 PM on February 5.


Header image source: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Speakers

  • Hara Guigou Caceres (Nutritionist at Parkway)

    Hara Guigou Caceres

    Nutritionist at Parkway

    Hara Guigou Caceres is an experienced nutritionist with over ten years in the healthcare and nutrition fields. She specializes in a wide range of areas, including gastrointestinal disorders like lrritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), gastroesophageal reflux, and gastroparesis, as well as issues arising from disordered eating behaviors. She deals with hormonal imbalances such as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), metabolic disorders and glucose imbalances. She provides support for women’s health and well-being through different life stages, including adolescence, pregnancy, and menopause. Hara is also dedicated to mental health nutrition, focusing on improving relaxation, sleep, focus, mood, memory and supporting, from a nutritional perspective, conditions such as anxiety and depression. Within a multidisciplinary team, she provides advice to manage various eating behaviors, including chronic dieting, binge eating, orthorexia, and restrictive diets.

    Hara Guigou Caceres earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Hospitality Management from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) in Switzerland and a Master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in the USA. She is certified as a Nutrition Specialist by the American Nutrition Association and as a Health Coach in the USA. Hara has also worked as a Quality Manager and Nutrition and Food Security Specialist at the Centre Hospitalier de la Cote in Switzerland.

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  • Elaine Yang (Head of Public Affairs at Herbalife China)

    Elaine Yang

    Head of Public Affairs at Herbalife China

    Elaine Yang currently serves as the Head of Public Affairs at Herbalife China, overseeing government affairs, corporate communications, and corporate social responsibility.

    Prior to joining Herbalife, she worked for a multinational consulting firm for 17 years, specializing in public affairs consulting. During her tenure, she led the Shanghai government affairs team and the Asian geopolitical business advisory team. Elaine has provided strategic and hands-on public affairs consulting and execution services to multinational corporations across various industries, including nutrition, consumer goods, finance, and technology. Her expertise spans government relations, media relations, crisis management, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

    Elaine holds a Master of Laws degree from Fudan University, with a major in Sociology.

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  • David Dai (Director of Regulatory Affairs at Melaleuca China)

    David Dai

    Director of Regulatory Affairs at Melaleuca China

    · More than 20 years of R&D and registration experience of Food (Health Functional Food, Infant formula, Sports Nutrition Food, etc.), Cosmetics, other personal care products.
    · Familiar with China market access requirements of General Trade and CBEC channels.
    · Served for local & MNC brands (Onlly, Merck, GNC, Bellamy’s Organic, Centrum, Caltrate, Melaleuca)

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  • Xin Li (President of Sustenture)

    Xin Li

    President of Sustenture

    Li Xin, Chair of AmCham Shanghai's Food, Agriculture and Beverage Committee, is Founder/President of Sustenture, a business strategy advisory firm dealing in investment/divestment, M&A, market strategy and sustainability, with a focus on the food & beverage industry as well as industrial manufacturing sectors.

    Previously, Li was China President of Sealed Air, a US Fortune 500 Company in food care and product packaging. Li held sales, marketing and management responsibilities in the US and Canada for 13 years prior to his China assignment.

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