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The Fatally Flawed Food Pyramid
My nephew and I were having a great time at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville last week. We shot bottle rockets up a zip line with compressed air. We learned about the power of levers, by pulling on a rope to lift a car. And I protected him from the hungry animatronic dinosaurs when we passed through the cretaceous period (He wasn’t convinced that they were not going to eat him whole).
I was really impressed with the museum. They do a great job of teaching science in a way that is interactive and memorable. But not every exhibit is based on hard science. I learned that when we got to the wing dedicated to the human body, health and nutrition.
If my nephew followed the recommendations he was supposed to learn at the museum, he would end up fat and sick as an adult, like much of the population is today.
The nutrition exhibit began with a bin full of different-shaped objects. There were five different shapes, and each one represented different types of food. The objective was to toss these “foods” into an open “mouth” and then proceed through the exhibit to learn how they are broken down and utilized by the body.
But the foods were supposed to go in the mouth in a certain ratio. You didn’t want to feed the body too much junk. The exhibit called it “your recipe for a healthy body.” Here are the five kinds of foods we were supposed to “pitch in,” along with the basic amounts:
- Fruits and vegetables (Heaping helpings)
- Breads & Grains (Lots of these)
- Dairy (A few of these)
- Meats, Beans and Nuts (And a few of those)
- Fats, oils, and sugars (Just a pinch)
I agree with the advice to pitch in heaping helpings of fruits and vegetables. There is abundant scientific evidence that fruits and vegetables are the foundation of health and proper nutrition.
But what about the idea that “lots” of breads and grains are “your recipe for a healthy body”? Is that based on science too? And what about the idea that all fats get lumped in with sugar, with the advice to consume “just a pinch?” Shouldn’t there be a distinction between healthy fats and those that are unhealthy?
You might ask – as I did at one time – where these misguided and incomplete recommendations came from. Did they emanate from the halls of science? Not exactly.
Consider the Food Pyramid, promoted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This infographic is where the idea that we all need to eat 6-11 servings of grains every day gained real traction. It became the basis of our national nutrition policy and the party line for government licensed “registered dieticians.”
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The Food Pyramid You Never Got to See
In the early 1980’s, nutrition expert Luise Light, MS, Ed.D., was teaching at New York University when she was recruited to work for the Department of Agriculture. As the director of Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Education Research, Light was asked to create a new Food Guide. The idea was to replace the “Basic Four Food Groups” with something fresh and more memorable.
Luise Light and her team developed the concept of the “Food Pyramid”. Her version of the food pyramid promoted a diet based on fruits and vegetables. Lean meats and fish came next. And grains were placed near the top, where only limited amounts were recommended. As an expert in nutrition, Light knew that the body processes breads, cereals and starchy foods just like sugar.
That is how the Food Pyramid was originally submitted to the authorities within the USDA. The USDA loved the idea of the Food Pyramid. And they were thrilled with the simplicity of the design. But when Light saw "her" pyramid in its final form, she was shocked.
Dedicated to Health and Prosperity (of the Food Industry)
When the Food Pyramid was released to the public, the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture had made drastic changes to it. These changes had nothing to do with improving nutrition – and everything to do with improving the profits of the food industry!
Crackers, baked goods and low-nutrient processed foods were taken from the top of the pyramid and moved to the base, where they were to make up the bulk of the American diet. The team’s recommendation of 2 to 4 servings of whole-grain breads and cereals was nixed. The “new” Pyramid called for 6-11 servings of bread, cereals and pasta. No doubt, these changes pleased the corn, wheat and packaged food industries.
Subtle changes were also made to Light’s wording to emphasize processed foods over whole foods and change recommendations such as "eat less" to "avoid too much."
Over her strenuous objections, the Food Guide Pyramid was finalized and approved.
Luise Light recently wrote, “The health consequences of encouraging the public to eat so much refined grain, which the body processes like sugar, was frightening.” At the time, she made it clear to the USDA that their version of the Food Pyramid would lead to an epidemic of obesity and diabetes.
And that is exactly what has happened. Welcome to America 2009!
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), two out of three Americans are overweight or obese. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that the number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last two and a half decades. And not surprisingly, heart disease and diabetes are now the first and the sixth leading causes of death.
So What About the "New" Food Pyramid?
In 2005, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed a brand-new Food Guide Pyramid. While the previous pyramid was flawed in its recommendations, at least it was easy to understand.
The new one is a confusing mess. It’s divided into six color-coded vertical wedges. Each one represents a different food category, although the graphic does not make it easy to recognize what that category is. The wider the wedge, the more of that category you are supposed to eat. There is also a stick figure running up a set of stairs to represent exercise.
Besides the enigmatic design, the new pyramid has a major problem. It appears that it is meant to convince us that there are no foods that should be completely avoided.
So as not to make any foods "off-limits," the new guidelines suggest that you allow for "discretionary calories." These could include sweetened cereals, bakery products, and sugar-added beverages. Some people might call this "junk food."
They also suggest that you “make half your grains whole.” Another way to say the same thing: “Half your grains should be refined, processed, and void of nutrition.” That might be a boon to the food processing industry, but it is poor advice for the sake of your health.
The new guidelines fail in another important respect. They do little to distinguish between good fats and bad fats. And even here, the recommendations are toothless. The Institute of Medicine has declared that there is “no safe level” of hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils (trans-fats) that you can consume. But the new Food Pyramid simply suggests that you “cut back on trans-fats” if you want to lower your risk of heart disease.
Some groups, such as the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), say the Food Guide Pyramid is simply a reflection of the financial interests of food and farming groups. They contend that the USDA is held hostage by the industries they supposedly regulate.
It doesn’t help that the new pyramid was designed by a PR firm that has also represented McDonald’s and the Snack Food Association. The PCRM actually filed suit against the USDA because six of the 11 members of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee have financial ties to the food industry.
Of course, the USDA claims there are no such conflicts of interest. But all it takes is one look at food subsidies to uncover this whopper.
Uncle Sam: Subsidizing a Junk Food Nation
The USDA heavily subsidizes corn and soybean growers, who receive the bulk of the $15 billion annual farm subsidies. Besides animal feed, two of the top uses for these crops are for the production of corn syrup and hydrogenated oils. These are two of the most notorious killers in the food supply – ingredients for which the USDA recommends only "limited" consumption. The USDA also heavily subsidizes sugar, wheat and rice.
On the other hand, do you know how much fruit and vegetable farmers receive in subsidies? According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, these farmers receive no subsidies at all.
In his excellent book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan comments on the health effects of U.S. farm policy. “When you go to the grocery store,” Pollan writes, “You find that the cheapest calories are the ones that are going to make you the fattest – the added sugars and fats in processed foods.”
Pollan concludes that the correlation between poverty and obesity is directly tied to agricultural subsidies. Is it any wonder that we have become a junk food nation?
How About a Real Food Pyramid?
Given the very poor state of health and nutrition in this country, what we need from the Department of Agriculture is a clear message about what it means to eat a healthy diet. Our population needs advice about nutrition that is not beholden to special interests.
But that will be a long time coming from the USDA. After all, their core responsibility is not to provide nutritious food for all Americans. Rather, it is to help market and promote U.S. agricultural products – especially those products with the most lobbying dollars behind them.
Keep an eye on Total Health Breakthroughs. In the next few weeks, we will produce a real food pyramid – one that that is simple, straightforward and health promoting. In the meantime, f ill your plate with colorful, organic plant foods. Eat lots of healthy fats. Choose meats that are produced without antibiotics and hormones and that are raised on their natural diet. Select fish that are not contaminated by mercury and PCBs, such as wild Alaskan salmon and sardines. And avid added sugars, grains and high-glycemic carbohydrates. This might not do much to promote the financial health of the grain and processed food industries… but it will go a long way to promoting your personal health.
Jon Herring
Editorial Director
Total Health Breakthroughs
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Loved your article on the USDA Pyramid guideline for food. The USDA pyramid is certainly misleading.
At the end of your article you stated eat more organic plant foods and meats that are not shot with hormones. I understand this very well, but my food budget runs between $25 a week for two people. I don’t know about your area, but organic fruits and vegetables and meats and poultry not shot with hormones are very expensive. Is there some information you can give about what you really should buy organically, when you don’t have the money, e.g., buy organic potatoes instead of regular potatoes. Thanks.
OMG. This is so right on…
Environmental Working Group or http://www.ewg.org has a great fridge magnet that tells the fruits and veg that must be purchased organic. They also have a list that you can receive for free.
Also figure out all of the money you spend on meds. Once you stop taking those meds, you will have tons more money for healthy food.
Excellent article. Keep up the good work.
Excellent article. We are looking forward to the additional information promised about a really GOOD food guide!!
Rosa… good question. I will cover this in a future issue. For now, you might look up the “dirty dozen” these are the fruits and vegetables you should always buy organic.
Others, like broccoli, for instance, rarely need pesticides, so are usually fine to buy conventional.
More to come…
Jon
Thanks for a great article. To someone in the field who deals with the issues of health, nutrition, and fitness on a daily basis, your new pyramid would be a breath of fresh air and a potential life saver for many of the desperate people I see.
Your article deserves the five stars. Keep up the good work, we need you.
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Very enlightening article. I look forward to additional related articles, including the pyramid. It is interesting, the goverment organization that was put in place to guide & protect us seems to be doing everthing but that. Also, while I understand growing organic and antibiotic/hormone free is in someways more work, I find the cost of healthy organics so much more expensive than mass produced production foods. Hopefully, as more organic & antibiotic/hormone free foods are raised & grown the costs will be reduced.
Dear Sir,
I agree what you are writing about.You are right about that.I am expecting new articles.
Yours,
Andrew
Yes, I agree with your choice of your food pyramid. It just is so hard to stay with healthy foods, especially now a days,with healthy foods always costing more than junk foods. Just for instance 100% natural whole grain bread without any glutin can cost near $4.oo a loaf, and when you are feeding a family, unless you are rich, who can afford this? Fresh fruits have doubled in price, and half the time till they ripen, they are rotten. So anybody that has any common sense for their own health, knows alot of these things, but getting the foods, and being able to afford them, is the issue. But I well welcome your version of the food pyramid, which as you were writing in this newsletter does sound more healthful than the standard one the government comes out with.
Exelent articule.Looks like this people (FDA)
Need to read Tony Robis book tilted Unlimited Power.
I gives ypu all that there is to know about how to eat and
when to eat. check it out and no government will be able to mislead you.
There are lots of statements and political grandstanding by politicians who are just self-publicising. In the US, as your article reveals, there has been widespread and long term self interest from all administrations, who cosy up to the big manufacturers.
In the UK, where I live, 8 years ago, the government simply changed the BMI (Body Mass Index) tables, with obesity starting at a BMI of 25 instead of 30. So in one motion, they increased the number of obese people in the UK by 20%, but failed to address the solution.
I am a sports hypnotherapist and cycling coach, the answer to growing obesity is better access to sound nutritional advice and regular exercise, not silly attention grabbing schemes, one after another.
Best regards
Mike Beasant
This is an excellent article. However, I have one problem with it. Grains are an excellent source of B vitamins and fiber. They are a necessary part of a healthy diet. Why don’t you make a distinction between whole grains and refined grains like you do between good fats and bad fats. Yes, we need to eliminate all products made with “white” flour, white rice, and other refined products. But don’t throw out the baby with the bath water. Americans are fiber deficient, which is the cause of many health problems. They won’t get fiber from meat and dairy products. We all need fruits, vegetable, legumes, and whole grains to get enough fiber.
A lot of talk about the cost of a healthy diet here. Consider this: the moneyyou save not buying grains and processed food will pay for the Real Food that you need to buy.
And Ann, grains might have B vitamins, but so do Real Foods. Meat is full of B vitamins. Fiber? You’ll get all you need from the veggies and the fruit you eat. I havn’t had grains in 2 years. I’ve never felt better. My glucose tolerance test dropped 100 points, so now my blood sugar is normal. My blood pressure is down from 135/95 to 108/66 range. My weight dropped 30 lbs. (and I didn’t even realize that I needed to lose any!).
I thought of all kinds of excuses to keep eating grains to. I just finally did it. It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. It was hard though. Grains have some of the same addictive properties as heroin, and I can tell you, the withdrawals were very real. The first month was VERY difficult.
Whole grains to get enough fiber? Nope. Simply not true.
hi. i really look forward to seeing your new food pyramid. if i followed the old one i would be as big as a house. tony.
Please do NOT re-invent a REAL, MD’s Food Pyramid: authoritative, medically accurate and EXCELLENT!
Go to the website of Dr. Andrew Weil, MD to learn of his own, safe, free of FDA/USDA interference.
Thank you,
Janice T.Cranch, medical Social Worker
Jon writes, “…meats that are raised on their natural diets…” Has anyone ever seen a black angus steer in a corn patch eating corn from the cob…? The cattle producers give them corn to make them fat and ‘marble’ the beef… Cattle naturally eat grass.
Thanks Jon…another outstanding article.
Dave, RN, is right on the grains…not good for people and spike blood sugar too much…like sugar… And, remember, corn is a grain too…
I just checked out Dr. Weil’s website and his pyramid and he suggests: fruit…fructose is just like sugar; (more) grains…see my post above; pasta ( !!! )…ditto; canola oil…the canola lobby must’ve gotten to him…canola is a manufactured junk oil; soy…!!!!….soy, unless fermented is not good for anyone; and cheese…if it were unpasturized sure…but, most won’t be eating that…high fat…dead milk protein causes allergies… I wouldn’t go with his pyramid…unless I wanted to be ill…
I agree Terrence… don’t even get me started on Dr. Weil. I actually wrote something about him some time ago… here are a few snippets.
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For the moment, let’s leave out the fact that he is the poster child for central obesity, a sign of insulin resistance… and just focus on the advice he gives.
Here is one bit: “On a 2,000-calorie-a-day diet, adult women should consume between 160 to 200 grams of carbohydrates a day. Adult men should consume between 240 to 300 grams of carbohydrates a day.”
That is the equivalent of a cup of sugar a day for women… and a cup and a half for men. Not exactly an anti-inflammatory diet!
I subscribed to Weil’s free e-newsletter for a while. In it, he regularly contradicts his own advice. For example, here is a quote:
“Reduce your consumption of foods made with wheat flour and sugar, especially bread and most packaged snack foods (including chips and pretzels).”
Okay, that sounds good. Now, let’s check out some of the “Recipes of the Day” he sends out in his newsletter along with some choice quotes:
Potato Gnocchi
“My favorite base for gnocchi is the Idaho potato. […] Potatoes convert to glucose in your body fairly quickly, triggering the release of insulin, which leads to increased levels of relaxing seratonin in your brain.”
Good advice, there Doc!
Baking potatoes
1 ¾ cups unbleached white flour (White flour?! He can’t even recommend whole wheat flour?)
62 g carbohydrate
Apple Oat Bran Muffins
“Commercially baked muffins have become as large as small birthday cakes and loaded with calories and fat. These muffins, on the other hand, are delicious and loaded with fiber and heart-friendly oat bran. They may truly be the breakfast of champions.”
3 cups of flour
12 ounces apple juice concentrate
50 grams of carbohydrate per serving
Peach and Blueberry Cobbler
“This is an old-fashioned dessert that most people thoroughly enjoy eating. The baked fruit filling is crowned with a thin biscuit topping. It can be eaten warm or cold, plain or topped with vanilla ice cream.”
Quarter cup of orange juice
Half a cup of sugar
2 cups flour (topping)
3 tablespoons sugar (topping)
43 g carbohydrate
Apple Cake Squares
“The bonus of this cake is that it’s fast to make. It’s a moist cake with a mellow cinnamon-apple taste. You can serve it for dessert or you can wrap slices up to take to school or to the office.”
1 cup pastry flour
3 tablespoons sugar
Quarter cup of confectioners sugar
Multi-Grain Scones
½ cup of sugar
1½ cups of white flour
1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar (topping)
62 g carbohydrate
Cornbread
Cornmeal
White flour
Brown sugar
34 g carbohydrate
These recommendations are anything but an “anti-inflammatory” diet.
Hi Jon,
This is important information that deserves massive publicity.
Perhaps THB could create a dedicated website called something like,
http://www.theHealthSupportingFoodPyramid.com .
You could have a link to the THB site & list THB as a sponsor.
It could be easy to see like the original and maybe have a 2nd pryamid of foods NOT to ingest as they harm health.
Then links to each section could have why those foods support health or the alternatives harm it.
Part 2 would be to get a national media publicity campaign to make the media aware of this as a resource plus sending an announcment to the governor of each state & how they might consider using it to cut their health care costs in their state. (The author of SuperFoods might be willing to be a co-sponsor. Virtually all his superfoods except soy would fit.)
This would be an enormous public service and bring huge amounts of traffic to THB of the right kind of folks.
Good luck with it.
David Eller
I look forward to receiving your pyramid. Jon states that Dr. Weil contradicts himself with published recipes. Interesting?
Great article. I have a degree in Human Nutrition and was taught the old basic four groups and the original pyramid. I have had to educate myself over the years about the real research in the Nutrition field to supplement my university training. We must stand up to special interest groups that would put profit before health and truth. A simple pyramid with minimal use of grains and sugar, and a breakdown of foods with good fats vs bad fats would be very helpful for the consumer and the Nutritionist. The RDAs next.
Great article!
I agree that the food pyramid promotes the grain and meat industry (and related industries) and neglects the difference between healthy and unhealthy fats. The former and recent Food Pyramids mislead consumers who genuinely wish to protect their health - they think they are eating a healthy diet if they follow government guidelines. The food pyramid attempts to satisfy the lobbyists while presenting a reasonable one-size-fits-all guide to maintaining health. It succeeds in the former and fails miserably in the latter, as obesity studies conducted since the 1970s show.
Another problem, which I believe lies outside the scope of any government program aimed at the general public, is the problem of food sensitivities and how to find out if you have any. There are common food sensitivities to grains (gluten has been linked with the development of Type II Diabetes) and dairy (which has negative effects on the immune system). It would be good to publish a simple method of finding out if you have a food sensitivity. Finding food allergies, a much more serious problem, could be part of this. Knowing which foods are common sources of trouble is half the battle in learning what foods are a source of problem for yourself.
In my own case, by eliminating dairy from my diet, my immune system responded significantly. I no longer have seasonal colds or flu, since I eliminated this food group. I do consume some milk in coffee, but nothing like the amount I used to drink - I love all dairy products, but they are a problem for me. In addition, I eliminated all grains from my diet, and then re-introduced them, one at a time, and observed the results. Grains in general make me gain far more weight than would be warranted by the calories they contain, leading me to think my metabolism has a starch-metabolism gliche of some sort. Guess what? Both my parents have Type II Diabetes, and my chance of developing the same is high! So, although sandwiches are very convenient, I rarely eat them, or any grains at all. When I occasionally indulge, I’m reminded shortly after that they make me gain weight ‘way out of proportion to the calories I’d consumed. A way or procedure to learn about your own particular food sensitivities and even allergies would be beneficial to everyone.
I look forward to reading your version of the Food Pyramid! Congratulations on a well-written and straight-forward article!
Eleanor
Chapeau Dr Jon Herring,
Lots of courage, indeed.
Looking very much forward for your coming simple and straightforward “real food pyramid”. Congratulations and Merry Christmas, JMD
The way Food Pyramids are promoted by USDA isn’t
that dissimilar to the way official cancer news
is being promoted to the general public:research
would confirm a finding and then something drastically
different is being told to the ever-trusting public.
Well done for standing up for the truth!
Can’t wait for your publishing of new food pyramid. I want to share with all my family because keeping them safe and healthy is my concern. No wonder we get the name “Fat Cats” from foreign countries, it’s a food conspiracy making Americans unhealthy and needing more medical care, driving health care costs up to where it can’t be afforded anymore. Our brains are getting so we aren’t smart enough to address it. So just keep eatting as we do. thanks for the article. LD utica NY
“The Honest Food Guide” also serves as a simple and straight-forward dietary reference. I enjoy your newsletter. Keep it going.
http://www.honestfoodguide.org/downloads/21407.1_HonestFoodGuide.pdf
Hi Jon, Almost all afternoon, except interruptions, I was reading the 25 comments (incl. your personal comments). All
in all, I learned a lot and took some notes.
Re: Carbohydrates. Could not come at a better time, for my own health (recall problem of words or names). To explain:
I have just received the December 2009 report of “REAL CURES
of Dr Shallenberger, at whose clinic in Carson City, NV I wa
a patient this summer.Main item: “What if there was a cure
for ALZHEIMER’s and no one knew?”. In Nutshell:Reduce car-
bohydrates to min. and take 2 T.spoon of Org.Coconut oil in
the morning. I am going to try to prevent my forgetfulness
and developing Dementia. If you like I shall mail you a cop
y. It is in my opinion a great discovery of Dr.Steve New-
port, as mentioned in the Newsletter.
Jon, keep up the good work. I am also looking foward to the
new FOOD PYRAMID. Also I feel it my duty to my fellow citi-zens suffering from Alzheimer, who are half dead and a burd-
en to their families. I am just curing a friend of mine in
CANOGA PARK,CA. Have mailed a copy of the Monthly Report to
his wife after speaking with her on my Skype Tel.
By the way! I had ordered a Pace(DVD), Order #2035688, but
have not received it. Can you put in a word for me?
Yours with Best Regards and greetings of the season. Jeff
Please, convey to Dr. Sears and his family my greetings of the season, from Budapest, Hungary.
We need to eat some grains not to run into energy deficiency. The type of grais we eat makes all matter.The shouls be alkalizing and gluten free.
In my own resear, I discovered a little known fact about the USDA Food Pyramid. Did you know that in the early part of 1980, nutrition expert Dr. Luise Light, a teacher at New York University, was recruited by the USDA to be their director of Dietary Guidance and Nutrition Education Research. Dr. Light was asked to create a new food guide that went beyond the “Basic Four Food Groups” that had been the government’s mainstay.
Her version promoted a diet based on fruits and vegetables. Meats and fish came next and grains were placed at the top of the new Food Pyramid, with only limited amounts of grains recommended. She submitted her new version to the authorities, and the USDA loved the concept. HOWEVER, when Dr. Light saw “her” food pyramid in its published version she was shocked.
When the Food Pyramid was released to the public, the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture had made drastic changes to it. These changes had nothing to do with improving nutrition - and everything to do with improving the profits of the food industry!
Crackers, baked goods and low-nutrient processed foods were taken from the top of the pyramid and moved to the base, where they were to make up the bulk of the American diet. The team’s recommendation of 2 to 4 servings of whole-grain breads and cereals was nixed. The “new” Pyramid called for 6-11 servings of bread, cereals and pasta. No doubt, these changes pleased the corn, wheat and packaged food industries.
Over her strenuous objections, the Food Guide Pyramid was finalized and approved. And that, dear readers, is how we came to have what’s now called the SAD Diet (Standard American Diet.)
So where is your visual corrected Food Pyramid???
I would like to see it.
I have often wondered if people realized the not so subtle changes in our basic system that took place under Reagan, namely the intrusion of large corporations’ power into the very fabric of government.
This story of the Food Pyramid is a perfect example of that corruption of the very purpose of these regulatory agencies. They now had a new boss. And it wasn’t us.
If you are looking for information on different food pyramids visit http://www.foodpyramid.com.
I think that the Healthy Living Food Pyramid is ok. USDA is coming out with new guidelines this year so lets see what that will bring.