Why the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Likely Won't Take a Stance Against Ultra-Processed Foods
Nov 24, 2024•10 min
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Episode description
A promising change for the USDA's 2025 Dietary Guidelines to suggest limiting or avoiding ultra-processed foods has been dashed. A scientific advisory committee has declared there is not enough evidence to recommend avoiding them. Listen in this week as Dee discusses how they came to their conclusion, and why she and many experts disagree with it.
Reference:
Callahan, A. (2024, November 14). Why the next dietary guidelines might not tackle ultraprocessed foods. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/well/eat/ultraprocessed-foods-dietary-guidelines.html
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