Tag: David L. Katz

  • 2015 Dietary Guidelines: A plate full of politics

    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…

  • Don’t Eat Your Children’s Food

    Don’t Eat Your Children’s Food

    Following a plant-based diet will benefit the planet and future generations By David L. Katz • Originally published on US News & World Report No, this is not about noshing on plate scraps. Nor is it about “kid food,” per se. I have written about that before. For that matter, my son has weighed in on that…