Dietary Guidelines: Advisory Committee Conflicts of Interest

Have you ever wondered how our American Dietary Guidelines are formed? You may be surprised to see who sits on the Dietary Guidelines Committee.

"The USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee has been made up of individuals funded by McDonald's, Coca Cola, the Sugar Association, the American Meat Institute, candy bar companies, and the egg and dairy boards."

Dr. Michael Greger explains this in more detail in his video below

For more information regarding how how the guidelines are heavily influenced by powerful, profit-driven agricultural and commercial interest groups instead of the latest scientific evidence, click on the following links:

(1) Who's Influencing Your Children?

(2) Big Industries Influence USDA Food Guidelines

(3) Everyone Else is Doing It!

(4) USDA Guidelines Pinterest Board

(5) USDA Endorses Disease Promoting Foods

(6) Food Guidelines = Conflict of Interest

(7) Current Protein Recommendations Flawed

(8) Unscrambling the Truth About Eggs

(9) Prevent-Reverse Disease With a Plant-Based Doctor

(10) Dietary Guideline Graphics

(11) Our Taxes - Are They Making Us Sick?

(12) Big Money, Special Interests, & The American Healthcare Crisis

(13) Whitewashed - How Industry and Government Promote Dairy Junk Foods

(14) Food and Drug Law Journal (This is an excellent resource and very easy to understand. Scroll down to the very bottom of the resource to see which special interest groups are behind the Food Guidelines)