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Comment by micromacrofoot

2 days ago

because they're a source of local, sustainable, seasonal, and healthy food that isn't peddled by agribusiness lobbies — grassfed beef specifically is leaner, lower in calories, and richer in beneficial nutrients

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davidmurdoch  2 days ago

And costs significantly more money.

  • micromacrofoot  2 days ago

    ah but why...

    * larger companies are producing it at a scale that includes efficiencies that can't be replicated on smaller scales

    * the federal government is subsidizing larger farms, which have industry lobbying arms

    * larger farms are more likely to be exploiting labor and working conditions

    * all of the above?

andrewclunn  2 days ago

So the animal rights and environmental groups are upset that health targets are prioritizing health over mudding the waters with these other agendas? If those are worthy goals on their own then fine, but stop trying to suggest that we can't improve health drastically and more effectively by making simple and clear recommendations to move away form processed food.

  • micromacrofoot  2 days ago

    This is a straw man.

    The new guidelines prioritize meat and dairy above all else, which comes with well known health issues, especially at the rate Americans consume them.

    There's already plenty of evidence (victory lap press releases from the respective industries) that indicate that this was accomplished due to lobbying... so we haven't moved at all: the old recommendations were imperfect and fueled by specific industry preference, and the new ones do the same.

    > we can't improve health drastically and more effectively by making simple and clear recommendations to move away form processed food.

    pretty much every nutritionist has been urging a reduction in processed foods for years now, the solution isn't to replace processed foods with meat and dairy... that's just a different problem