Sugar-Loaded USDA School Meals
The vast majority of US school meals exceed recommended sugar limits. 92% of school breakfasts and 69% of school lunch meals were found to be excessively high in added sugars. Flavored, fat-free milk, such as strawberry and chocolate milks, were a major source of added sugars in school meals.
New Conflicts of Interest Data on US Dietary Guidelines Committee
New data has been released related to a paper earlier this year which found that 95% of the members on the expert committee for the 2020 U.S. Dietary Guidelines had conflicts of interest with the food or pharmaceutical industries. Details on these ties, with individual company names and links for each committee member, are now available.
Australian Dietary Guidelines Update - Business as Usual?
A review of the Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADG), launched in 2020, could be strongly incentivized to endorse the status quo.