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From the Washington Free Beacon:
Feds: America Should Adopt Plant-Based Diet
By Elizabeth Harrington
February 20, 2015
The federal committee responsible for nutrition guidelines is calling for the adoption of plant-based diets, taxes on dessert, trained obesity interventionists at worksites, and electronic monitoring of how long Americans sit in front of the television.
>> And to think that some believe George Orwell was kidding.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) released its far-reaching 571- page report of recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Thursday, which detailed its plans to transform the food system.
The guidelines are used as the basis for government food assistance programs, nutrition education efforts, and for making decisions about national health objectives.
DGAC proposed a variety of solutions to address obesity, and its promotion of what it calls the culture of health. [The] DGAC call[s] for diet and weight management interventions by trained interventionists in healthcare settings, community locations, and worksites
>> AKA food Nazis. A Michelle Obama on every corner.
DGAC also called for policy interventions to reduce unhealthy options, limit access to high calorie foods in public buildings, limit the exposure of advertisements for junk food, a soda tax, and taxing high sugar and salt items and dessert
The amount of sedentary time Americans spend in front of computers and TV sets is also a concern to the federal panel. They recommended coaching or counseling sessions, peer-based social support, and electronic tracking and monitoring of the use of screen-based technologies as a way to limit screen time
As expected, the committee [also] recommended that Americans move toward plant- based diets, after months of discussions in meetings regarding environmentalism and food policy. DGAC said its recommendations to eat less meat are intended to maximize environmental sustainability out of concerns for climate change
>> Shouldnt we eat cows if only to cut down on their methane production?
DGAC concluded that in order to achieve its goal of a population-wide culture of health, personal health must become a human right.
>> Funny, but it sounds like they are trying to establish a government right to bully us about our health whenever and wherever they want.
This article was posted by Steve Gilbert on Friday, February 20th, 2015.
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STEVE GILBERT, (AKA as MOJO) is still alive and blogging, for those of you who care..