USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
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USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
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Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#2the best diet is the one that works for you.
for some it’s low carb, for others it’s vegan.
what’s key is to focus on what you eat, that’s probably 80% of the battle.
Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#3the best diet is the one that works for you. for some it’s low carb, for others it’s vegan. what’s key is to focus on what you eat, that’s probably 80% of the battle.
Euh no, while diets must be adapted to individuals, there are objective and well established principles about what works or not.
Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#4I'll know they're serious about health when they put a tax on added sugar and an additional tax on high fructose corn syrup.
Until then, they're just actors on a stage
Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#5I'll know they're serious about health when they put a tax on added sugar and an additional tax on high fructose corn syrup. Until then, they're just actors on a stage
Do you mean taxes on the producers for using it because it is addictive? Because taxes on the consumer makes zero sense.
Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#6I imagine if the headline news declared that we should reduce the carbs in our diets, most Americans would up the meat intake and not vegetables, and that would reduce fiber in their diet even more.
Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#7I'll know they're serious about health when they put a tax on added sugar and an additional tax on high fructose corn syrup. Until then, they're just actors on a stage
> an additional tax on high fructose corn syrup
If memory serves, HFCS is effectively subsidized by the fact that corn is subsidized.
On the other hand, there are huge price supports for the domestic sugar industry, via import tariffs on foreign sugar.
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#9I'll know they're serious about health when they put a tax on added sugar and an additional tax on high fructose corn syrup. Until then, they're just actors on a stage
Do you mean taxes on the producers for using it because it is addictive? Because taxes on the consumer makes zero sense.
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Re: USDA ignoring the science on low-carb diets
#10The USDA only protects and represents producers: full corporate capture. They run interference for Puppy mills [1], organic food mislabeling [2], misdirected trade aid to large operations instead of family farms [3], and germane to OP, all kinds of lobbying and gigabuck price supports for dairy products which shouldn't even be recommended daily diet. Etc.
1, https://www.aspca.org/news/usda-letting-puppy-mills-operate-...
2. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/11/15/the-great-orga...
3. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/dem/press/releas...
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_pyramid_(nutrition)#Contr...