Anti science:

Picture 1: In Scandinavia we are taught to eat healthy using The Food Pyramid. You should eat the most of what is shown at the bottom where the pyramid is wider (brown bread, vegetables), and least from the top (steaks and eggs).

Picture 2: The new food pyramid published by the US Department of Health, advising Americans to eat more steaks and eggs to “end the war on protein”.

This will lead to higher cholesterol levels and plaque buildup in the arteries of Americans.

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in reply to Randahl Fink

To me both are wrong. We should all J.E.R.F. - just eat real food - minimally processed. Something of everything but not too much of anything. They say we are what we eat & that’s how I eat & only when I, hungry & barely any sugar. I’m 73, take only one medication, am fit & active & started eating this way a few years before I turned 60 & at that time was on meds for arthritis & was overweight. The change I made, made better & healthier than I was when I was in my 40’s. Science is changing, as it does & as it should as new things are learnt.
in reply to Randahl Fink

the main problem - whatever you eat in USA - is the food quality. 3 main issues:
1. Hormone contaminated animal products due to their accelerated growth strategy.
2. Sugar overload in processed food
3. High contamination of pesticides & crop protection agents.
Those 3 factors lead to overweight, diabetes, a special body form and a list of other health issues typical for USamericans. IMO food in USA is a concern, regardless which nutritional philosophy you follow.
in reply to Randahl Fink

yes, I think so too. Did you know "breakfast is the most importtant meal of the day" hwasn't based on scientific information but was amarketing strategy of Kellogs to sell their products? Even in Europe we grew up believeing breakfast had to be eaten, is the most important meal of the day, no matter what. That is how powerful marketing is - it works, goes deep and we all live through the hell right now what happens when marketing & politics marry.
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