The USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee stands accused of ignoring the science to justify its recommendation to eat meat.
Dietary Guidelines: Science vs. Corporate Interests
5/5 - (18 votes)
Commentators on the USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee recommendations note that there is “no discussion at all of the scientific research on the health consequences of eating meat. If the Committee actually discussed this research, it would be unable to justify its recommendation to eat meat, as the research would show that meat increases the risks of chronic diseases, contrary to the purposes of the Guidelines. Thus, by simply ignoring that research, the Committee is able to reach a conclusion that would otherwise look improper.”
We know that “[a] plant-based diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and no meat reversed heart disease, completely prevented deaths from heart disease, and slowed the progression of cancer, and an almost identical diet is promoted by the [World Cancer Research Fund] to prevent cancer, as based on the largest review of scientific studies to date.”
The best summary of the dietary guidelines that I’ve found comes not from Greece, which I talked about before, not from Harvard, but from a cartoonist, Jimmy Johnson: “The new dietary guidelines have been released. They tell us to eat healthier. But, not so healthy as to noticeably affect any corporate profits. I’m paraphrasing, of course.”
To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. This is just an approximation of the audio contributed by Peter Mellor.
Please consider volunteering to help out on the site.
Cartoon: ARLO AND JANIS © 2011 Jimmy Johnson. Reprinted by permission of Universal Uclick for UFS. All rights reserved.
Commentators on the USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee recommendations note that there is “no discussion at all of the scientific research on the health consequences of eating meat. If the Committee actually discussed this research, it would be unable to justify its recommendation to eat meat, as the research would show that meat increases the risks of chronic diseases, contrary to the purposes of the Guidelines. Thus, by simply ignoring that research, the Committee is able to reach a conclusion that would otherwise look improper.”
We know that “[a] plant-based diet of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and no meat reversed heart disease, completely prevented deaths from heart disease, and slowed the progression of cancer, and an almost identical diet is promoted by the [World Cancer Research Fund] to prevent cancer, as based on the largest review of scientific studies to date.”
The best summary of the dietary guidelines that I’ve found comes not from Greece, which I talked about before, not from Harvard, but from a cartoonist, Jimmy Johnson: “The new dietary guidelines have been released. They tell us to eat healthier. But, not so healthy as to noticeably affect any corporate profits. I’m paraphrasing, of course.”
To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. This is just an approximation of the audio contributed by Peter Mellor.
Please consider volunteering to help out on the site.
Cartoon: ARLO AND JANIS © 2011 Jimmy Johnson. Reprinted by permission of Universal Uclick for UFS. All rights reserved.
Republishing "Dietary Guidelines: Science vs. Corporate Interests"
Terms
You may republish this material online or in print under our Creative Commons licence. You must attribute the article to NutritionFacts.org with a link back to our website in your republication.
If any changes are made to the original text or video, you must indicate, reasonably, what has changed about the article or video.
You may not use our material for commercial purposes.
You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that restrict others from doing anything permitted here.
If you have any questions, please Contact Us
Title
Dietary Guidelines: Science vs. Corporate Interests
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Content URLDoctor's Note
Be sure to check out all my other videos on dietary guidelines and heart disease.
If you haven't yet, you can subscribe to our free newsletter. With your subscription, you'll also get notifications for just-released blogs and videos. Check out our information page about our translated resources.
Previous Video
Next Video
