https://civileats.com/2025/06/02/everything-you-know-about-the-dietary-guidelines-is-wrong/ Daily News and Commentary About the American Food System Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:51:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://civileats.com/2025/06/02/everything-you-know-about-the-dietary-guidelines-is-wrong/#comment-309685 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:51:14 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=64851#comment-309685 The problem is that none of the dietary guidelines, and none of the conversations and analysis by the committees factor in the quality of the produce. 100% grass fed beef is a totally different food compared to feedlot beef. Organic vegetables are much more nutrient dense. I’m amazed that this continues to be ignored.

]]> https://civileats.com/2025/06/02/everything-you-know-about-the-dietary-guidelines-is-wrong/#comment-309684 Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:10:21 +0000 https://civileats.com/?p=64851#comment-309684 I read the following sentence and it really stopped me in my reading further: “ Trendy high-meat diets are continually rebranded—Atkins became South Beach became Paleo became Keto and Whole 30.”
I remember south Beach diet when it came out. I’m also familiar with Whole 30. Neither are “high-meat.” In fact South Beach, created by a doctor & nutritionists, was because they had issues with Atkins. Whole 30 is an elimination diet for how to determine which particular foods might be the cause of issues – inflammation- in individuals.

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