Gary Brecka argues the food pyramid was shaped by industry, not science, and announces work with the USDA to rewrite dietary guidelines. He calls for ending the 50-year war on saturated fat, elevating protein, and ditching the calories-in-calories-out model in favor of whole foods.
One of the greatest medical dogmas in modern history has been the broken food pyramid written by the industry not based on what the science supported but based on what the companies wanted you to buy. And so we're rewriting that. We are rewriting the dietary guidelines in food pyramid with USDA and we're going to end the 50 year war on natural saturated fat. We're going to talk about protein. The importance of protein, it's been downplayed. It is very important to the body's physiology. We are going to talk about the type of grains and the importance of fiber. One of sources of damage of the modern day health of the nation has been the dogma that calories in equals calories out. We are finally going to talk about the importance of the quality of whole foods, fruits, vegetables, whole foods and food that comes from animals that are raised well. So we're rewriting all that now. I think it's going to be an amazing moment in American history.
