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Print You wouldn’t think something so staid-sounding as the “Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025” would be controversial. But the 140-plus-page document, released late last year, has caused quite a stir among public health experts who think it hasn’t gone far enough. Praised for expanding the 2015 version to now include recommendations for infants, toddlers and pregnant and lactating women — and for using the widely accepted MyPlate approach to healthy eating — the guidelines’ positive tagline is: “Make Every Bite Count.” The guidelines, which are available to downlo...

>> of more than 650 beverages, we now offer over 180 low and no calorie choices. >> reporter: coke reacting to a full-fledged assault on sugary sodas that include school bans, proposed taxes and an often mocked new york city effort to eliminate large sizes. >> oh, no, i'm on the run from johnny law. >> reporter: but many feel it's no joke. after all, the average american gets 45 gallons of sugary soft drinks a year. that's 1 1/2 barrels of soda pop. in fact, sugary sodas are the single largest source of calories in the american diet. even this small can have some six sugar cubes in it. the reg...

Car and drive off. >> they put their coffee on the top of the car and drive off. >> oh my goodness. >> check in with rick reichmuth who has done that plenty of times. >> super big gulp. >> more interested in the slurpee. >> take a look at the maps right now. big headlines going on. everybody getting ready for the thanksgiving week. severe storms moving into the south again. kind of a repeat of what we saw last week. unfortunately we will see more in tornadoes. very cold weather across the far northern plains. california today. rain and snow storm in california means big troubles this week in e...