Because whenever they set dietary guidelines last the common way of thinking was that "fat is bad" and since it's the government progress is ridiculously slow a

Because whenever they set dietary guidelines last the common way of thinking was that "fat is bad" and since it's the government progress is ridiculously slow and also because resetting dietary guidelines is probably way down on the list of "Things that we should really fund this year"? I've seen comments here and elsewhere pop up across the entire internet in response to this article saying that obviously it's a government conspiracy and a lobbying issue and they're all trying to keep us fat and stupid but that's some serious tin foil hat lines of thinking. Also: But rather than focusing on total fat or other numbers on the back of the package, the emphasis should be on eating more minimally processed fruits, nuts, vegetables, beans, fish, yogurt, vegetable oils and whole grains in place of refined grains, white potatoes, added sugars and processed meats. Which seems to be saying "hey, if you don't eat processed stuff and instead eat more whole foods from a variety of sources and strive for lots of variety in your diet then you're probably going to be healthier and less likely to gain a bunch of weight" which seems to be pretty ridiculously obvious nutrition science.