Report Links Dietary Guidelines Committee to Food and Pharmaceutical Companies

A new report suggests financial conflicts of interests among DGAC may compromise dietary recommendations.
Report Links Dietary Guidelines Committee to Food and Pharmaceutical Companies
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Your morning cereal, the school lunches your children consume, and the dietary advice flashing across screens are all potentially shaped by unseen financial entanglements, alleges a new report.

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), a group instrumental in sculpting the nation’s eating habits, finds itself in controversy as new evidence suggests a tangible, disconcerting link between our dietary guidelines and the financial interests of major food and pharmaceutical entities. How deep do these hidden ties go, and at what cost to our nation’s health?

The Financial Entanglements Molding US Dietary Guidelines

The DGAC, a group of 20 experts, has a powerful influence over what Americans are told to eat and avoid to stay healthy. Every five years, this committee looks at the newest research on nutrition and uses it to create dietary advice for the country.
Sheramy Tsai
Sheramy Tsai
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Sheramy Tsai, BSN, RN, is a seasoned nurse with a decade-long writing career. An alum of Middlebury College and Johns Hopkins, Tsai combines her writing and nursing expertise to deliver impactful content. Living in Vermont, she balances her professional life with sustainable living and raising three children.
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