The New Government advice & Damage control!

"Glassman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm sure you all read the just released government reformulation of the
old food pyramid. At first blush it seems to not want to disparage any of
the big Washington lobbists. I'm not going to go into it now but man we're
already seeing the damage control all over the place! Just about every
threatened food group has issued a press release praising their item as
wonderfully conforming to the new recommendations. Rice, potato, pasta,
grains, fruit, etc etc. Already seen today are TV commercials touting
cereals as "whole grain". The study is pretty wishy washy in actually
telling you what to eat, so it will be interpreted in many different ways.

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Obviously a lot of time and money goes into these government guidelines but
you have to wonder whether they have any significant effect. I hear people
talking all the time about their diets, from Atkins to Ornish, but I have
never, not once, heard anyone say the he or she was following the government
recommendations.

Unfortunately, the corporate food manufacturers take this [censored] seriously.

I read parts of it from the pdf files. I was looking for a new food pyramid
graphic, but didn't find one. There were several references to "low fat."

The new graphics were very telling. Lots of images of carbs. Even the fats
section included images of apples.

"Anthony" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Glassman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I'm sure you all read the just released government reformulation of

the

Quoted message said:

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old food pyramid. At first blush it seems to not want to disparage any

of

Quoted message said:

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the big Washington lobbists. I'm not going to go into it now but man

we're

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

already seeing the damage control all over the place! Just about every
threatened food group has issued a press release praising their item as
wonderfully conforming to the new recommendations. Rice, potato, pasta,
grains, fruit, etc etc. Already seen today are TV commercials touting
cereals as "whole grain". The study is pretty wishy washy in actually
telling you what to eat, so it will be interpreted in many different

ways.

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--

Obviously a lot of time and money goes into these government guidelines

but

Quoted message said:

you have to wonder whether they have any significant effect. I hear

people

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talking all the time about their diets, from Atkins to Ornish, but I have
never, not once, heard anyone say the he or she was following the

government

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recommendations.

"Cubit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Unfortunately, the corporate food manufacturers take this [censored] seriously.

I suppose they have to, just in case it really affects people's eating
habits. So they all lobby really hard to have their products favored
regardless of the science which is why the guidelines are a political
compromise (or, to put it another way, useless [censored]).

Anthony said:

"Cubit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Unfortunately, the corporate food manufacturers take this [censored] seriously.

I suppose they have to, just in case it really affects people's eating
habits. So they all lobby really hard to have their products favored
regardless of the science which is why the guidelines are a political
compromise (or, to put it another way, useless [censored]).

Two correctos. The original pyramid was taught as science in schools
private and public all over America. The psychological and economic impact
was staggering.

If you for one minute believe that we are not manipulated in some of the
most insidious and invisible ways, then you are living in a fantasy world.

Billions of $$ are at stake.