[Hoodlum91]

"All I am saying is that people who develope the food pyramid are pretty smart people"

Actually - the food pyramid is horrible and largely created to appease lobbyist interests. LOTS of money went into making breads and grains the largest group. They may be smart, but they also knows who butters their bread, so to speak.

[najida]

I call BS.

I was around when the FP was being planned and discussed. Money wasn't an issue. Input from the American Cancer, Diabetes and Heart associations were. As well as about 2 decades of clinical findings supporting the structure. The goals were to increase overall fiber and plant food intake to meet nutritional needs and decrease intake of saturated fat and refined sugars.

The lobby that was hitting the hardest and the meanest was the US Beef Board. They make big tobacco look like pansies.
Scary group of folks.

[HOTTIEBOY]

Actually - the food pyramid is horrible and largely created to appease lobbyist interests

While I do agree that EVERYTHING has a money trail, I cannot except the fact that something that passes across hundreds of peoples desks and dozens of boards and commitees can be accepted and presented to the entire population while knowingly being something that would be harmfull.

But then again, I am not a doctor or a nutritionist so I cannot state any facts either way.