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You say that but the food pyramid was devised but the agriculture lobby, and was never based on science.
by ch4s3 10mo ago
You say that but the food pyramid was devised but the agriculture lobby, and was never based on science.
- cosmicgadget 10mo agoIs this true? Specifically, "devised by" vs "influenced by" and "never based on science" meaning there was no, for example, attempt to improve heart disease rates? In any event, looking at the whole history of food guidance paints a clearer picture of my point. Happy to hear of alternatives though!
- ch4s3 10mo agoI guess it would be more correct to say it was heavily influenced by the ag industry[1]. > attempt to improve heart disease rates The diet basedheart disease science of the early 1990s was totally junk.[2] [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8375951/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8375951/ [2] https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2016/09/404081/sugar-papers-reveal-industry-role-shifting-national-heart-disease-focus https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2016/09/404081/sugar-papers-reveal...
- cosmicgadget 10mo agoTotally junk or skewed to ignore sugar as a contributor? Again I have to immediately doubt your dire accusations because they diverge from what is said in your link as well as what my physician says about cholesterol. And it's not like the 90s pyramid had sugar at the base.
- ch4s3 10mo agoYes, largely junk. As I mentioned the literature is full of studies that are nothing but some regressions on top of self reported dietary data. It’s almost all very low quality[1]. [1] https://www.science.org/content/article/people-are-bad-reporting-what-they-eat-s-problem-dietary-research https://www.science.org/content/article/people-are-bad-repor...