U.S. rolls out new dietary guidelines backing more protein and full-fat dairy

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1. Cardiologists and Nephrologists give a collective "YEAH!!!!!"

Time to buy that new mansion on this news...$$$

And, no, within reason, I do not deny the importance of increased lean meat or vegetarian-sourced protein in many Americans' diets. That said, the new fad is starting now, with protein added to EVERYTHING, just as fiber was added over the last couple of years, and (supposed) pro/pre/post-biotics more recently, despite little evidence they were effective over cultured real foods. Ditto the artificially sweetened foods that are now shown to be so problematic.

Fat is more complicated and neither ultra low-fat diets, nor those packed with unlimited saturated fat are going to do anything more than ensure health problems and an early death. Monosaturated fats as present in the Mediterranean diet are conversely appropriate to emphasize.

I do agree with the attempt to reduce processed foods in the diet, so I guess there is that. Deemphasizing ACTUAL whole grains (over the crap labeled in recent years as such which was anything but) is foolish. Ditto healthy seeds and nuts in moderation. Obviously, an emphasis on fruits and vegetables is appropriate.

So, a lot of half-baked recommendations among some that are increasingly important...