95% of committee members advising on US dietary guidelines had ties to Big Pharma, Big Food

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Describing their findings as “particularly worrisome,” the authors of a study published Monday in Public Health Nutrition noted that in the U.S., the Dietary Guidelines for Americans form “the foundation for all national nutrition programs,” which amount to nearly $100 billion annually. A study released Monday found 95% — 19 of the 20 members — of the U.S. government-run committee responsible for establishing dietary guidelines for Americans have one or more conflicts of interest (COIs) with industry actors in Big Food, Big Ag and Big Pharma. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans Advisory Committee (DGAC) sets the guidelines used by …read more

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