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You can't realistically separate agriculture, nutrition and the environment. Any body that deals with nutrition has to worry about agriculture, and any body tha

• mc32 11y ago
  No I get that. But that's for someone like the EPA to regulate, not the FDA to give an opinion on. They should be _unbiased_ as to what constitutes a good diet and nutrition (not conditional recommendations). Imagine getting medical care and the doctor says, well, yes, there is this cure, but if I put on my accountant hat, it would be too expensive, you know what, instead let me recommend this course of action instead. It's not as effective, but it's better for the budget.
  • intopieces 11y ago
    >They should be _unbiased_ as to what constitutes a good diet and nutrition (not conditional recommendations). This presupposes that there is one "good diet" and it necessarily includes meat, neither of which are true. Also, given, the way the climate is heading, those "conditional recommendations" might be environmental realities soon enough. >Imagine getting medical care and the doctor says, well, yes, there is this cure, but if I put on my accountant hat, it would be too expensive, you know what, instead let me recommend this course of action instead. It's not as effective, but it's better for the budget. Health insurance companies do this regularly. They will not cover certain medications until cheaper alternatives have been tried.