The original food pyramid differentiated red meat, evidence was already raising flags. Farmers protested, had it changed, and the senator working on it didn't g

The original food pyramid differentiated red meat, evidence was already raising flags. Farmers protested, had it changed, and the senator working on it didn't get re-elected. Even today, our "food plate" doesn't call out red meat. It's entertaining to see USDA skirt the issue: none of their protein pictures are steak [1]. Compare and contrast against an evidence based model from Harvard [2]. The poor dietary recommendations provided by the USDA historically may have a lot to do with our obesity epidemic. Don't mess with farmers. [1] http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/protein-foods-tips.html http://www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/protein-foods-tips.... [2] http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-plate/ http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-eating-p...