| What Ever Happened to the Basic FourThe
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| | misrepresentation on their
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| USDA was originally given the conflicting
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| | products.Complaints were made to the
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| task of educating the public on
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| | Secretary of Agriculture, Edward R.
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| agricultural matters while simultaneously
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| | Madigan, that this pyramid would hurt the
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| working with food producers to provide a
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| | sales of beef. The National Milk
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| reliable and consistent food supply. This
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| | Producers Association joined in the
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| has, over the course of time, led to our
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| | fight, and within weeks the new Eating
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| ever evolving dietary guidelines, and yet
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| | Right Pyramid was withdrawn. Big food
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| is the purpose of these guidelines for
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| | wins again! Secretary Madigan gave as his
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| our health or to sell more food?Would You
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| | reason for the withdrawal that the plan
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| Believe There Were Once 12 Food
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| | was, "confusing to children."Next came
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| Groups?The food guides during the 1930's
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| | the protests from the American Cancer
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| were heavily influenced by The Great
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| | Society, the American Medical Association
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| Depression and at that time included 12
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| | and other health and medical
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| separate groups!In 1956 the USDA produced
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| | organizations over the withdrawal of the
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| the "Basic Four" food guide. The Dairy
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| | pyramid. In July 1991 a private firm was
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| Industry was so enthusiastic they heavily
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| | hired, and charged with the task of
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| promoted the plan, and why not; since
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| | testing the pyramid on a select group of
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| milk, eggs and butter were suggested as a
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| | children and those with minimal
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| separate food group, it only made sense
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| | education. The resulting $855,000 study
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| that the Dairy Industry would be quite
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| | determined the plan was indeed sound, and
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| pleased.In grade school in the 1960s we
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| | it was again scheduled for release.In
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| were taught three square meals a day were
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| | April 1992 the Eating Right Pyramid was
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| what was best, and any other eating was
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| | released, one year late due to the 33
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| considered a "snack." What is a snack? Is
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| | changes demanded by the meat and dairy
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| it extra food when you're not hungry? Is
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| | industries, nearly all of which were
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| it something to do when your bored? Is it
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| | incorporated into the design.Keep in mind
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| a social activity (standing around a
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| | that the dietary guidelines are a product
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| table laden with food at a party)?And
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| | of the food manufacturers greater needs
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| just what was a square meal? It was based
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| | (selling more product) with a rough
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| on the "Basic Four Food Groups" as they
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| | balance of the health industry's attempt
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| were defined at that time:1. Milk
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| | to influence public opinion.The Eating
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| 2. Meat
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| | Right Pyramid Attacked by Atkins Diet and
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| 3. Fruit & Vegetables
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| | Other Low Carb DietsToday, in the early
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| 4. GrainsFour groups, four sides, four
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| | 2000s, we are again revising the USDA's
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| square! Neat. Easy. People could "get"
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| | recommendations. Formerly heavily leaning
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| this, and that was the point. Make it
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| | toward the consumption of breads and
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| easy enough for the average person to
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| | cereals (it never made a point of being
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| understand.In the 1970's research began
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| | specific about grains, but it make sense.
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| making a case that the over consumption
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| | The food industry is interested in
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| of certain foods such as fat, saturated
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| | selling processed grains, not whole
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| fat, cholesterol and sodium, increased
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| | grains), it appears we'll soon move back
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| chances for heart disease and diabetes
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| | to the plan of the early 1930s which
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| and thereby caused the USDA to attempt to
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| | emphases meat and dairy, or maybe not.
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| further modify their guidelines.This was
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| | Only time will tell who will win the
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| met with scorn, ridicule and very heavy
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| | fight this time around. And the cycle
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| resistance from the meat and dairy
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| | continues. What's up next for our dietary
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| industries. They fought tooth-and-nail to
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| | guidelines is anyone's guess, which is
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| keep the guidelines as they were, but to
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| | why I suggest the common sense diet.Eat
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| no avail. Eventually we ended up with the
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| | good food and more of it. End of story.~~
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| Food Pyramid.Big Foods Wins AgainIn 1988
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| | Kathryn Martyn, Master NLP Practitioner,
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| and 1989, the USDA produced the Eating
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| | EFT counselor, author of the free e-book:
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| Right Pyramid, emphasizing grains and
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| | Changing Beliefs, Your First Step to
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| other plant foods, and de-emphasizing
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| | Permanent Weight Loss, and owner of
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| animal products. It was set for approval
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| | OneMoreBite-Weightloss.comGet The Daily
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| in 1991. Just prior to it's scheduled
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| | Bites: Inspirational Mini Lessons Using
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| release the meat, dairy, and egg
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| | EFT and NLP for Ending the Struggle with
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| lobbyists finally took notice and heavily
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| | Weight Loss.
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| attacked the plan due for it's
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