Who developed the Food Pyramid?
Willett, many scientists, as well as the legal system, also takes issue with who developed that food pyramid: [Quote] “The thing to keep in mind about the Food Guide Pyramid is that it comes from the USDA, responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from agencies established to monitor and protect our health, like the Department of Health and Human Services, or the National Institutes of Health… And there’s the root of the problem–what’s good for some agricultural interests isn’t necessarily good for the people who eat their products. Serving two masters is tricky business, especially when one of them includes persuasive and well-connected representatives of the formidable meat, dairy, and sugar industries. At best, the USDA Pyramid offers indecisive, scientifically unfounded advice on an absolutely vital topic–what to eat. At worst, the misinformation it offers contributes to overweight, poor health, and unnecessary early deaths.” But did the USDA actually do anything unet
Willett, many scientists, as well as the legal system, also takes issue with who developed that food pyramid: [Quote] “The thing to keep in mind about the Food Guide Pyramid is that it comes from the USDA, responsible for promoting American agriculture, not from agencies established to monitor and protect our health, like the Department of Health and Human Services, or the National Institutes of Health… And there’s the root of the problem–what’s good for some agricultural interests isn’t necessarily good for the people who eat their products. Serving two masters is tricky business, especially when one of them includes persuasive and well-connected representatives of the formidable meat, dairy, and sugar industries. At best, the USDA Pyramid offers indecisive, scientifically unfounded advice on an absolutely vital topic–what to eat. At worst, the misinformation it offers contributes to overweight, poor health, and unnecessary early deaths.” But did the USDA actually do anything unet
