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“POLITICS VERSUS SCIENCE”

“POLITICS VERSUS SCIENCE”. OPPOSING THE FOOD PYRAMID 1991-1992 Carolyn Prochaska. April 1991 . Edward R. Madigan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blocked the printing of the Eating Right Pyramid. Claimed the it was too “confusing for children.”. USDA.

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“POLITICS VERSUS SCIENCE”

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  1. “POLITICS VERSUS SCIENCE” OPPOSING THE FOOD PYRAMID 1991-1992 Carolyn Prochaska

  2. April 1991 • Edward R. Madigan, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) blocked the printing of the Eating Right Pyramid. • Claimed the it was too “confusing for children.”

  3. USDA • Children were not the designated audience for the food pyramid. USDA was instead responding to the meat and dairy producers. • USDA’s dual mandate to protect agriculture as well to inform the public about diet and health is a conflict of interest.

  4. History • 1970’s Dietary Goals. • USDA and DHEW • President Jimmy Carter • Senator Hubert Humphrey • USDA gains control with assistance from DHEW through the 1977 Farm Bill. • 1988: conflict and consistency.

  5. Department of Health and Human Services. • DHEW and DHHS • FDA, CDC, and NIH

  6. Human Nutrition Information Services • Research for new food guide. • 1984: Food Wheel for the American Red Cross. • 1985: Dietary Guidelines. • 1988: Porter-Novelli

  7. Human Nutrition Information Services • 1988-1989: Eating Right Pyramid • 1990: Dietary Guidelines • 1990-1991: Pyramid booklet. • February of 1991, sent to printer

  8. Setbacks • Health advocacy group in Washington, DC, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM). • Outrage of meat companies. Cattlemen’s meeting.

  9. Pyramid • April 27: Washington Post. • Secretary Madigan’s response. • Bell Associates

  10. New Pyramid • April 28, 1992. • 33 changes. • Food Guide Pyramid vs. Eating Right Pyramid. • Changing of words.

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