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Whereas, the "standard" USDA diet has created an obesity epidemic. That is also a definite concern. I would take the diet with insufficient evidence over the di
by overgard 10y ago
Whereas, the "standard" USDA diet has created an obesity epidemic. That is also a definite concern. I would take the diet with insufficient evidence over the diet that has years of evidence in provably not working.
- JamesBarney 10y agoThere are plenty of healthy diets recommended by leading nutritionists and doctors that aren't the food pyramid. And bringing this up as a straw-man doesn't seem to further the discussion. There are lots of very healthy diets with much more long term data behind them like the Mediterranean diet.
- overgard 10y agoThe food pyramid is literally taught to every child in the united states, and, uh, we're kind of a fat nation. I think it's totally fair to call it out, it's not a straw-man, the government is literally forcing bad advice on people that's making them fat.
- calvano915 10y agoThe food pyramid has been out of date since 2011
- overgard 10y agoThe people that followed its advice are still around, and you'll have to forgive me if I'm not going to trust newer USDA guidelines after what a spectacular (and politically motivated) fuck up that was.
- hash-set 10y agoWe're a fat nation because people eat at restaurants too much where the portions are too large. Also, they have no self control.
- PepeGomez 10y agoHow many obese people follow the guidelines?