The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Should Be Held Accountable | Carbohydrates Can Kill
By taking a quick glance, the proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 [1] are nothing new but a worse copy of their predecessors. Aside the possible conspiracy that involves politics and favoritism, the guidelines reflect the irresponsibility and naivety of their authors, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Based on the decades old concepts that carbohydrates are a darling and fats are an evil, the current and older versions of Dietary Guidelines have helped both the US and global populations become heavier [2] and increasingly suffer from diseases such as diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancers. [3, 4] At the same time, as a result, the health care cost has steeply risen with no hope of reversal in any time soon. [5] Having known all the facts, the Advisory Committee has committed gross negligence by continuing to recommend a worse version of the old dietary guidelines even with a reduced fat consumption. The act of the Advisory Committee is irresponsible.
