Michael Jacobson
Michael Jacobson
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My Pyramid for Kids doesn't dare to discourage children from consuming so much soda, fast food, candy, and other junk foods.
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would help Americans reduce their risk of heart disease.
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Our goal is to get it out of the food supply. There are healthier alternatives.
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Listening to them, you would think they want studies done on humans.
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Parents do bear the primary responsibility to ensure their kids eat a healthy diet. But the food industry is making their jobs nearly impossible. The industry needs to accept its fair share of the responsibility.
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We pretty much ignore them. They are so over the top that I think they come off as just a public relations hatchet man for the restaurant and food processing industry.
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This is just warmed-over, namby-pamby 1950s nutrition education. It's telling kids what they know.
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The agency has had so much turnover in the top spot, and turmoil throughout, that it could have benefited from a period of steady leadership.
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Switching to butter, palm oil, anything else would be an improvement.
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Their overall mix of products is still way too high in saturated and trans fats, salt and sugar. But you can't fault them for offering a healthy alternative.
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Their weight is front and center. And it's a far greater risk to their health than these artificial sweeteners.
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The USDA is trying to do nutrition education on the cheap.
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We had asked for the FDA to consider two other options. One is to get rid of these colorings completely and let companies replace them with safer ingredients. But if the FDA decided to require labeling, at least to indicate that these are insect derived.
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Even the most careful consumers, consumers with nutrition degrees, can scrutinize labels and have no idea how much sugar is added and how much comes from the fruit or dairy product.