As transgender Americans gain visibility, a recent Pew Research survey found that 1.6% of US adults are transgender or nonbinary, meaning their gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth. That rate is even higher for younger adults, with 5% of those under 30 identifying as trans or nonbinary. Traditionally nutrition assessments are gender-specific, with one set of guidelines for men and another for women. So what does that mean for those who are in the middle?
