November 9, 2011 Medical School Nutrition Education Most medical schools in the United States fail to provide even a bare minimum of...
November 8, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: Pushback from the Sugar, Salt, & Meat Industries The Sugar Association, Salt Institute, and American Meat Institute all railed against the new Dietary...
November 7, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: Progressing from Pyramid to Plate MyPlate represents a significant improvement over the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.
November 4, 2011 New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Following the recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to "shift food intake patterns...
November 3, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: Advisory Committee Conflicts of Interest The USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee has been made of up individuals funded by McDonald's, Coca...
November 2, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: Science vs. Corporate Interests The USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee stands accused of ignoring the science to justify its recommendation...
November 1, 2011 Plant Protein Preferable Since foods are a package deal, Dr. Walter Willet, the Chair of Harvard's nutrition department,...
October 31, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: It’s All Greek to the USDA Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary...
October 28, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: From Dairies to Berries The success story in Finland shows that science-based dietary guidelines can save millions of lives.
October 27, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: The First 25 Years How have the Dietary Guidelines for Americans evolved over the years since they were first...
October 26, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: Just Say No What happens when the twin mandates of the USDA—to both promote agribusiness, and protect our...
October 25, 2011 Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest The mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to promote agribusiness. At the same...