Title: Whole Health Source: Did the US Dietary Guidelines Cause the Obesity Epidemic?
Headings: Did the US Dietary Guidelines Cause the Obesity Epidemic?
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Did the US Dietary Guidelines Cause the Obesity Epidemic?
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Content: Just because the people who DO have the time or mental energy to follow food guidelines lose weight doesn't mean that the guidelines haven't failed from a public health perspective. Do I personally believe that the dietary guidelines are responsible for the obesity epidemic? No, mostly not. But I think these particular arguments against it are very weak, and do not necessarily follow from the quote you pulled. The obesity epidemic is probably caused by advances in technology and wealth that have dramatically decreased the costs of calories and increased the palatability of foods. But I also think that there COULD be dietary guidelines that cause people to lose weight. For example, if the dietary guideline were "Only eat between the hours of 4pm and 10pm," its possible that the obesity epidemic would be less than it is now. On the other hand, maybe that would cause a traditionalist backlash that would cause people to eat more throughout the day out of spite, in which case the effect of this public health intervention would also be negative, despite it not cohering with the intended intervention! That's just how public health works. October 12, 2016 at 10:33 AM
thhq said...
The dietary guide