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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, March 08, 2025
In this opinion piece, Beth Johnson, National Potato Council consultant and CEO and Founder of Food Directions, highlightshow industry observers are closely watching the current DGA deliberations, which are seemingly injecting more ambiguous metrics like cultural preferences – rather than scientifically based nutritional research – into their decision-making.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee has been charged with examining diet through a “health equity lens,” which is encouraging news for anti-hunger advocates. However, the dairy industry is pushing back against the possibility that dairy recommendations could be modified due to concerns about lactose intolerance.