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Comment by DetectDefect

3 days ago

I just told you: it's made by food industry interests and is ultimately divorced from actual nutrition science.

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giantg2  3 days ago

And I'm asking what would be different if you had to make a basic graphic based on nutritional science vs the My Plate graphic.

  • flatline  3 days ago

    Dairy is completely unnecessary, for one. Its prominence on the plate makes everything else immediately suspect. There are probably some axes along which a glass of milk or cup of (unsweetened) yogurt is one reasonable option but that's not what is being promoted here.

    • giantg2  3 days ago

      I see it as more of a limit than a requirement. After all, you can technically satisfy your dietary needs with vegetables and eliminate fruits. But we aren't talking about technicalities and edge cases, rather what a balanced diet might consist of. For many people that does include dairy and fruits, even if neither are completely necessary.

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  • mapotofu  3 days ago

    I wouldn’t reduce food to some stupid equational graphic. Instead I would work to try to regain trust by cracking the whip on these companies for once, whether it’s their prices, the quality of their products, their advertising, or all of the above. Our diets deserve more respect and that’s the reason RFK has an audience. He’s speaking to people who believe that. There can be better leaders than him, but at least he’s doing something!