Candace Krebs
Newly released dietary guidelines generate mixed reactions
New five-year dietary guidelines, released in late December by USDA, brought strong approval from mainstream beef, dairy and grain organizations, but left other health advocates concerned.
Updated every five years, the guidelines serve as the foundation for federal nutrition policy and shape the recommendations found on USDA s MyPlate graphic.
Nina Teicholz, author and executive director of The Nutrition Coalition, said the new guidelines overlook the fact that 60 percent of the U.S. population already suffers from at least one chronic, diet-related condition.
Ultimately, USDA rejected recommendations from an advisory committee made up of health and medical experts, which advised lower limits on alcohol and added sugars.
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ND s legacy on 80s ag recovery: Farmer helped implement famous PIK program
EDITOR S NOTE: This story is the final installment in a four-part series: Farm Crises The 1980s and now, comparing the economic and political conditions between what was known as the farm credit crisis of the 1980s, a decade when one in fo.
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Mikkel Pates / Agweek Staff Writer | 5:31 am, Oct. 7, 2019
EDITOR S NOTE: This story is the final installment in a four-part series: Farm Crises - The 1980s and now, comparing the economic and political conditions between what was known as the farm credit crisis of the 1980s, a decade when one in four farms failed because of economic losses and the conditions farmers are facing today.