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Tag Archives: Dietary guidelines
Front of Package Labeling: An Exercise in Futility?
(The following is by Andy Bellatti, a Seattle-based dietitian, cross-posted from his Small Bites blog) The current issue of the Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition includes a commentary co-authored by myself and public health attorney Michele Simon. The piece … Continue reading
Twinkies for Breakfast? Kids’ Cereals Fail Industry’s own Lame Nutrition Guidelines
Today the Environmental Working Group (best known for its “Dirty Dozen” list of pesticide-laden produce) released a not very surprising report detailing the insane amounts of sugar in children’s cereals. Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, at nearly 56 percent sugar by weight, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Child Nutrition, Marketing to kids
Tagged child nutrition, Dietary guidelines, marketing to kids, sugary cereals
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Why we need MyPolicy instead of MyPlate
Last week, I didn’t really have much to say about the replacement of USDA’s infamous food pyramid with the new plate image, which is why I was happy to cross-post Andy Bellatti’s take, which I obviously agree with. But this … Continue reading
USDA Replaces Pyramid with Plate: New Illustration, Same Problems (guest post by Andy Bellatti)
Having written about the previous USDA pyramid update in my book, I was less enthused this time around. So I am happy to cross-post this take by my colleague Andy Bellatti, budding nutritionist and blogger, whose sentiments I share and … Continue reading
Posted in Big Food, Marketing to kids
Tagged Andy Bellati, Dietary guidelines, marketing to kids, Tom Vilsack, USDA
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Time to retire the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Once every five years, the federal government goes to great lengths to update its recommendations for how Americans should eat. In fact, Congress mandates that the Dietary Guidelines for Americans be based on the most current science available. Yet over … Continue reading