Why You’re So Confused about What to Eat

January 25, 2020September 1, 2022 MariaC Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Heart Association, Ancel Keys, BDA, British Dietetic Association, Dietitians for Professional Integrity, Eat-Lancet, Eatwell Guide, Ellen White, FReSH, John Harvey Kellogg, MyPlate, Seventh-day Adventist Church, sugar industry

The shocking truth behind official guidelines

Everyone’s a nutrition expert these days. Wherever you turn, you’ll find a legion of pundits lining up to tell you what to eat, from your co-worker to your latest Internet guru. Then there are the official experts. They have all got something to say — and it’s all different.

Why not just trust the experts? Why are we even having this conversation?

Because people are not convinced that they can trust official dietary advice. In theory, these guidelines are unbiased, impartial and evidence based. In reality, they are a morass of bias, partiality and powerful commercial interests.

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