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Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by bwestergard »

"In February 2010, Michelle Obama launched “Let’s Move!” with a wide-ranging plan to curb childhood obesity. The campaign took aim at processed foods, flagged concerns about sugary drinks, and called for children to spend more time playing outside and less time staring at screens. The campaign was roundly skewered by conservatives... But the strategy that Kennedy’s HHS is using to address the problem so far—pressuring food companies to alter their products instead of introducing new regulations—is the same one that Obama relied on, and will likely fall short for the same reason hers did a decade ago."

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/09/maha-lets...

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by the__alchemist »

> Whole grains are encouraged. Refined carbohydrates are not. Prioritize fiber-rich whole grains and significantly reduce the consumption of highly processed, refined carbohydrates that displace real nourishment.

I am consternated at the proliferation of refined grains. Here are my USA observations:

  - Grocery store or Amazon etc: Whole grain breads and flours are in the  minority, but it's possible to get them

  - Restaurants and bakeries: Impossible to find whole grains; 100% refined
IMO it's a no-brainer to eat the healthier stuff that has bran + endosperm intact instead of removing and attempting ton add back the micro-nutrients. (While still missing the fiber)

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by samrus »

As someone with psoriotic arthritis, this is just my diet (plus avoiding gluten) and honestly following it has made me feel alot better even aside from preventing the psoriosis

Good initiative from the government, i wouldnt have expected them to do something that messes with junk food corporations profits like this

Re: Eat Real Food

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Post by _dark_matter_ »

galoisscobi wrote: post #9

Ironic that a steak is one of the three things showing up on the landing page. Is that the beef lobby money coming in? I enjoy an occasional steak but if the goal is to improve diet of masses, it’s not the food I’d put at the center.

Whole milk, cheese, and steak are not the usual foods I associate with health. Unfortunately this is not backed by scientific evidence.
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