RE: AF Biggest Loser/Fitness Challenge-May 3 to Whenever We're Not Fat Anymore
February 19, 2019 at 1:38 pm
(February 19, 2019 at 1:20 pm)Jackalope Wrote: Oh yeah the food pyramid was horrible - and it used to be a lot worse. USDA recommended carbohydrate intake is 45-65% of total caloric intake and that's just a recipe for poor outcomes.
It's almost as if it's an indirect subsidy to the corn and wheat industry. /s
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8375951
I can only read the Abstract, but it's enough...
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Food lobbies, the food pyramid, and U.S. nutrition policy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1991 withdrawal of its Eating Right Pyramid food guide in response to pressure from meat and dairy producers was only the latest in a long series of industry attempts to influence federal dietary recommendations. Such attempts began when diet-related health problems in the United States shifted in prevalence from nutrient deficiencies to chronic diseases, and dietary advice shifted from "eat more" to "eat less."
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Of course, it doesn't help when the author is one named "Nestle"