Tag: 2015 Dietary Guidelines
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2015 Dietary Guidelines: A plate full of politics
By David L. Katz, MD I won’t mince words: in my opinion, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, just released today, are a national embarrassment. They are a betrayal of the diligent work of nutrition scientists, and a willful sacrifice of public health on the altar of profit for well-organized special interests. This is a sad…
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Sign the petition: Help counter Big Food’s lobby machine
In a huge victory in the fight for a sustainable food system, the USDA and the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may finally consider the health of the planet in their dietary guidelines. If the U.S. government did indeed recommend food that is good for both our health and the environment, the impact…
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U.S. Agencies Consider a Diet for a Healthy Planet
By Kari Hamerschlag • Originally posted on Friends Of the Earth’s Politico Pro For the first time, U.S. agencies consider a diet for a healthy planet If the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committee has its way, America’s dinner plates are about to include a healthy portion of much needed environmental awareness. For the first time, the U.S. Department…
