Dietary Guidelines: It’s All Greek to the USDA
Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary...
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The success story in Finland shows that science-based dietary guidelines can save millions of lives.
Dietary Guidelines: The First 25 Years
How have the Dietary Guidelines for Americans evolved over the years since they were first...
Dietary Guidelines: Just Say No
What happens when the twin mandates of the USDA—to both promote agribusiness, and protect our...
Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest
The mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to promote agribusiness. At the same...
Food Industry “Funding Effect”
He who pays the piper calls the tune: studies funded by the dairy and soda...
Dietary Guidelines: With a Grain of Big Salt
The National Dairy Council teams up with the Salt Institute to downplay the risk of...
Dietary Guidelines: Corporate Guidance
Nearly 2,000 comments were submitted to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Watch what the...
Nation’s Diet in Crisis
Survey reveals the vast majority of Americans are not eating healthy, even by U.S. Dietary...
Is Potassium Sorbate Bad for You?
Is the preservative used to prevent mold growth in foods such as cheese, yogurt, wine,...
Alkaline Water: A Scam?
Hawkers of "ionizer" water machines (like Kangen) claim healing alkaline water benefits; skeptics call it...
The Tomato Effect
Why does the medical establishment sometimes ignore highly efficacious therapies, such as plant-based diets, for...
