What They Didn't Tell You About a Healthy Diet: The Evolution of Dietary Guidance
What if everything you've been taught about a healthy diet has been a lie? Well, maybe it's not that extreme, but the truth is that between nutritional research, lobbyist groups, and outdated science, some poor eating choices have been recommended to the public. Let's take a closer look at how these recommendations have confused us.
Historically, the United States first implemented dietary guidance in 1894, and it has changed constantly due to various factors such as the Depression, World War rationing, and the discovery of vitamins and minerals. It wasn't until 1956 that the USDA announced the four basic food groups as the main education tool for American school children for the next 36 years. These four basic food groups included milk, meats, fruits and vegetables, and grains, and the recommendation was to eat all of these foods every single day.
However, these recommendations were not without major flaws. For instance, there was no distinction made between refined grains and whole grains, which is an important distinction as whole grains are better for metabolic health. Additionally, the guidance provided no recommendation for the proportions of how much one should consume of each food group.
Furthermore, the influence from groups like the dairy, corn, and meat industry LED to dramatic messaging surrounding the importance of low-fat or fat-free foods. This LED to a demonization of fats, without recognizing the benefits of healthy fats and oils.
In an attempt to provide more nuanced guidance, the USDA introduced the idea of proportionality. Unfortunately, the recommendations were still not ideal. The food pyramid, which was introduced in the early 1990s, recommended excessive consumption of grains and failed to recognize the benefits of healthy fats.
The confusion surrounding dietary guidance continued over the years, until the government introduced the new redesigned MyPlate in 2011. This new guidance aimed to change how we communicated about nutrition, but it also had its flaws. While the misguided proportions of the food pyramid were gone, the introduction of protein as a food group was misleading. Protein is a macronutrient, not a food group, and the guidance failed to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy sources of protein.
Another problematic aspect of MyPlate was the recommendation for 100% fruit juice as the equivalent of a fruit serving. While fruit juice contains essential vitamins and minerals, it also contains a high amount of sugar, which can lead to blood sugar spikes.
In conclusion, the evolution of dietary guidance has been marked by confusion and misleading recommendations. It is important for individuals to educate themselves about healthy eating and to be discerning about the dietary guidance provided by the government. It's important to prioritize whole foods, healthy fats, and the right proportions of each food group in order to maintain a balanced and nutritious diet.
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It’s so sad that’s not common education
Doc Mike for President
And Dr mine forgot black bread that's eaten commonly in eastern Europe
Who is checking this in 2024?
Americans don't have blenders or what?? Just buy real fruit and add some water to it in the blender and make some natural fruit juice. Every time I see Americans drink "fruit juice," it's not even real fruit, not fresh at all, it's just some bottled liquid with suspicious colors and too much sugar. That's not fruit juice at all, be serious lmao
Your body can not tell the difference between sugar from fruit and sugar from candy.
Yeah get rid of that broccoli
Why do you keep talking to a wall?
Water
If America implemented Dr. Andrew Weil’s anti-inflammatory pyramid aka the Mediterranean diet… can you imagine what our nation would be like?
“Carbs on carbs on carbs” ah the British diet
Burgers are very nutritious if you remove the bun, cheese, and condiments…also everyone is different so there is no ONE diet that works for ALL people.
Wait wait wait, does whole milk not have a big sticker with the fat percentage in the US? Every carton of milk i ever bought told me at dirst glance: 3.5 %, 3.8 % etc
When you deep fry a vegetable, it ceases to be a vegetable.
New studies suggest that potatoes SHOULD count as a daily veg. It's loaded with nutrients and isn't high in calories.
I eat pasta everyday. I’m autistic and very very picky with food. Pasta is an easy food I always can eat.
Those street interviews made me doubt life…
M*lk is trash. It's so opaque and disgusting.
Me watching this eating McDonald’s
I used to drown my salad in olive oil been knew its healthy stopped after awhile
Watching insanely stupid muricans not knowing basic stuff is always hilarious. And sad.
american moment
Fruit sugars are not harmful and will not negatively impact your health in a vast majority of cases. Only thing I disagree with in this video.
I eat high healthy carbs to lose weight that are high in healthy carbs, low in calories and high in protein except eggs whites which are high in healthy fats and high in healthy protein. I eat green beans, White potatoes, carrots, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread, honey nut Cheerios, vegan soy milk, vegan dark chocolate almond milk, vegan regular chocolate almond milk, vegan butter, vegan cashew milk, vegan oat milk, oatmeal, bananas, apples, watermelon, whole wheat pasta, lentils, brown rice, beans, raisin bran, whole grain Cheerios, whole wheat wheat Chex, mushrooms, and so forth.
I wish I liked fish! Also, I'm so glad you said potato doesn't count!
I think potatos absolutely should count as a vegetable? they are more nutritionally dense than carrots- with starch vs sugar. Fries- should not count- however- its an ungodly amount of salt and fat. Same problem with fruit juice, nutrtionally there but with downsides. Just have them roasted or baked.
Ahh yes my favourite drink a glass of oil 😀
This is an excellent video – for those both experienced and inexperienced w nutrition. Always a fan of your stuff brotha
I can finally eat raw vegetables and apples, so I'm taking advantage.