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The Food Pyramid Scheme: How Industry Flipped The 2026 Dietary Guidelines
The Food Pyramid Scheme: How Industry Flipped The 2026 Dietary Guidelines
Many rejoice as RFK Jr claims to have conquered industry, boosting saturated fat and meat recommendations but this investigation shows otherwise.
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Official government landing page for the new guidelines: https://realfood.gov/
Official scientific report listing conflict of interest disclosures for the expert panel:
https://cdn.realfood.gov/Scientific%20Report.pdf
Comprehensive 416-page scientific report appendices for the new guidelines: https://cdn.realfood.gov/Scientific%20Report%20Appendices.pdf
YouTube video of the official dietary guidelines press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OqPdybG7eo
Original plant-based shift recommendations from the 2025 advisory committee:
https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/2025-advisory-committee-report
BMJ article detailing financial conflicts of interest in the DGAC: https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2313
News report on the new guidelines and expert ties to industry: https://www.12news.com/article/news/nation-world/new-dietary-guidelines-avoid-processed-foods-sugar/507-a44d23fd-0adb-4665-bc1a-13d83dbfcc7e
Newsweek article regarding expert ties to beef and dairy industries: https://www.newsweek.com/experts-behind-new-food-pyramid-ties-beef-dairy-industries-11328283
Re-evaluation of the Minnesota Coronary Experiment (Ramden, Zamora): https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246.long
American Heart Association statement on saturated fat and replacement trials: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/cir.0000000000000510
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics statement on the 2025-2030 guidelines: https://www.eatrightpro.org/about-us/who-we-are/public-statements/academy-statement-on-2025-2030-dgas-release
CSPI statement criticizing the new guidelines for undercutting science: https://www.cspi.org/statement/new-dietary-guidelines-undercut-science-and-sow-confusion
Study on the association between whole grain intake and lower mortality: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5308706/
Lancet study on the mortality risks of low carbohydrate diets: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanpub/PIIS2468-2667(18)30135-X.pdf?utm_source=consensus
Harvard plant-based low carb diets and mortality: https://dash.harvard.edu/entities/publication/ae28d7db-2505-477a-ab7d-10f371019115
Official AHA newsroom release criticizing the 2026 guidelines: https://newsroom.heart.org/news/releases-20260107-6915862
Research paper regarding the effect of saturated fat on insulin receptors: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3959396
Study on the link between saturated fat intake and insulin resistance: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5291812/
BMJ study analyzing the accuracy of medical claims made on the Dr. Oz Show: https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g7346
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Uh-oh! Vegan Alternatives Are Bad For You, Surprise, Surprise.
Uh-oh! Vegan Alternatives Are Bad For You, Surprise, Surprise.
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Recently a study came out that triggered a whole range of media articles declaring that veganism is unhealthy and that plant-based alternatives cause heart failure. However, there was a problem. This reporting completely misrepresented the study and came to conclusions that were not shown by the study whatsoever.
In particular, one article published by #TheTelegraph caught my attention. #UltraProcessedFoods
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0:00 – Introduction
02:50 – Jamie’s outrageous tweet about plant-based alternatives
05:24 – Reading the article and responding to the claims
09:58 – Is the healthfulness of a plant-based diet scientifically backed?
12:13 – Discussing the study of ‘ultra-processed’ plant-based meats
14:29 – Quote from the lead author of the study
15:50 – What about whole plant foods?
SOURCES:
Study on processed vs unprocessed plant and animal sourced food:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(24)00115-7/fulltext#%20
NHS could annually save £6.7 billion:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376973685_The_impact_of_higher_uptake_of_plant-based_diets_in_England_model-based_estimates_of_health_care_resource_use_and_health-related_quality_of_life
Quote from lead researcher:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-a-study-on-ultraprocessed-fake-meat-and-heart-disease-really-found/
A non-exhaustive selection of meta-analyses:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35719615/
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-023-03093-1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37789346/
https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i2716
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31329220/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37226630/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33127255/
https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011737.pub3/full