The US Department of Agriculture has just announced a new set of nutritional guidelines that, like so many other policies from the Trump administration, throws decades of scientific research out the window in favor of a diet similar that of medieval nobility that is widely known to be a primary cause obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, gastroenterological problems, stroke, prostate cancer and so many other health ills. It also will not provide enough fiber – an essential substance that most Americans are already lacking – and it ignores all the healthy plant proteins like beans, seeds, nuts and products made from them like seitan, tofu and plant milks.
This is a grossly irresponsible high fat and high cholesterol diet. Adopting it will increase the incidence of a great many deadly diseases – just at the same time as this same administration that created it are making it so much more difficult and expensive for millions of Americans to receive decent health insurance.
If you want, you can see the new food pyramid here, but it's a really lousy diet.
Here is a little more trustworthy story about the new guidelines.
This is a grossly irresponsible high fat and high cholesterol diet. Adopting it will increase the incidence of a great many deadly diseases – just at the same time as this same administration that created it are making it so much more difficult and expensive for millions of Americans to receive decent health insurance.
If you want, you can see the new food pyramid here, but it's a really lousy diet.
Here is a little more trustworthy story about the new guidelines.
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