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Spot On! · February 26 · 41 min

The Flipped Pyramid: Is The Nutrition Advice FLIPPED?

In this episode, we analyze the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans with guest Grace Chamberlin, MPH, Policy Associate at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. We discuss how the new DGAs were created, what has changed this time, and why traditional tools like the food pyramid might no longer be the best way to show Americans how to eat. Grace explains what these guidelines mean for individuals, policymakers, and government-funded institutions like schools and hospitals. Tune in for an important conversation about how to interpret the DGAs and whether you should rely on them at all.

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In this episode, we analyze the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans with guest Grace Chamberlin, MPH, Policy Associate at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. We discuss how the new DGAs were created, what has changed this time, and why traditional tools like the food pyramid might no longer be the best way to show Americans how to eat. Grace explains what these guidelines mean for individuals, policymakers, and government-funded institutions like schools and hospitals. Tune in for an important conversation about how to interpret the DGAs and whether you should rely on them at all.