Here's Why Our Nutrition Guidelines Are Trash
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Published 2021-09-15
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All Comments (21)
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I love me a big glass of olive oil... so refreshing
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"Once you remove fat, food begins to taste pretty badly." Me, after mistakenly using a fat-free ranch dressing packet for my salad: you hit that nail right on the head, doc
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The fact that industry reps are even ALLLOWED to have input (or even contact) with the people that create these guidelines tells you the guidelines are worthless
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I remember as a child realizing that pizza contained all 4 food groups.
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I'm taking a nutrition class. Everything he's saying is exactly what I'm being taught, especially how crappy the food pyramid is
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The girl who said dessert between the 4 basic food groups is ABSOLUTELY right! 🤣
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I live in Finland and here we have a "My plate" too. It is half a plate of salad or vegetables, 1/4 of meat and 1/4 of pasta or potatoes. I think it works really good.
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If you're wondering why we have an obesity epidemic in the United States, it's because our food industry is based on trying to create 1) as much food as possible, 2) that tastes really good, 3) that is easily accessible out of a bag , box, or package, 4) that has a long shelf-life, and 5) that is easily transportable. When you put all these together, you get the Standard American Diet (SAD), which is killing us. This is what happens in a model where profit is prioritized above health.
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I absolutely love this video but I have to laugh - “the government has lied to us and led our country into an obesity epidemic for decades: sponsored by walmart+”
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For a second I thought he lost his marbles telling us to straight up drink olive oil 💀
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I grew up in England. And the healthy food plate was just a bunch of fear mongering. I still remember having to write what was in our lunch boxes, circle anything sweet in red marker pen and aim to remove it.
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When I was in culinary school, I was taught that potatoes are to be considered a starchy side, like rice or pasta. Never as a vegetable when composing a dish.
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Thank you! We ALL need more education on nutrition - I feel like we don't get enough guidance even at medical school!! Which is why I'm so grateful for this drive to educate healthcare professionals and the public on the latest dietary guidance, especially when previous guidance has been so confusing!! 😊✌️
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Dr Mike "corporate lobby interests influenced our food knowledge" Also Dr Mike "brought to you by Walmart"
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Just look at State guidelines for what is considered balanced meals in schools. These meals are usually paid for by the State for low income students (or everyone as many States did with Covid). In Illinois pizza is considered balanced because it has grain, cheese, and pizza sauce is considered a vegetable. Juice is considered fruit. Students are offered chocolate milk. It is disgusting. And when fresh vegetables or fruit is given it often ends up in the trash.
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I wish I’d been taught about macronutrients in school, instead of wishy-washy “food groups”. I know I would be an outlier in finding the mathematical approach simpler, but it would’ve helped me so much more.
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Would love to make dance-related health video with you Dr. Mike!
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Just started getting serious about my health and diet... This video couldn't have come at a better time. Thank you Dr. Mike!
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Thank you Dr Mike! I’ve been researching what to eat off and on for over a year. It’s so confusing and discouraging. I appreciate the clarification.
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It's scary to me that our nutritional guidelines are majorly influenced by industry!
