Food corporations enjoy carte blanche on what they can say about their foods, how and to whom they advertise, and even (to a large degree) the ingredients they choose to put in their foods.
By providing clear and accurate guidelines based on real food, Americans can see what a healthy diet really looks like, rather than what an industry influenced diet looks like.
In short, the new USDA Dietary Guidelines say to Americans: don't aim too high, you'll probably fail anyway.
The United States has had a long, see-saw moral and public health battle over alcohol.
The government's new dietary guidelines recommend that we fill half our plates with vegetables. I applaud the straightforward advice. But what about cooking your own food?
The new guidelines devote two full pages to vegetarian and vegan nutrition, showing exactly how to pull a healthy diet together.
It is unlikely that as a country we will be shifting to a healthier eating style anytime soon unless the country goes into a sort of food-lockdown.
In every economic crisis there comes a moment of clarity....
