No, the government didn't produce a food pyramid that largely reflected medical consensus of the day. The food pyramid they produced is almost inverted from th

No, the government didn't produce a food pyramid that largely reflected medical consensus of the day. The food pyramid they produced is almost inverted from the medical consensus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_USDA_nutrition_guides#Controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_USDA_nutrition_guid... >I respond because I'm tired of the narrative that when government does something stupid the answer should just be to remove government from the equation. Don't pretend like you're presenting anything but an equal and opposite narrative. This government program, which is nothing more than bought and paid for marketing by lobbyists, has literally killed millions of people. How many people need to die before you'll say enough is enough? If the government got out of the way then people would seek out the information they need and they would get it from a variety of sources such as books, their personal physicians (probably the best choice), or other sources. Unreliable sources would relatively quickly fall by the wayside. But the government voice is a foghorn which cannot be ignored, especially when you put it in the school curriculum. >Let's stop being lazy. Let's dig into the details. I'm right here with you. One-size fits all nutrition recommendations from the government is a disaster. When the government becomes a voice for nutrition recommendations its scope makes it, in effect, the only voice. That makes the government voice the ripest target for manipulation. Instead, the voice of the scientific community at large should be out there. It's there today, but it's drowned out by the government fog horn. If you want nutrition information, the best person to talk to is probably your doctor because they will know pretty near the latest medical information and be able to adjust it for you as an individual.