Is there nothing in this world that stays the same ?
The U.S. government is poised to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol
Washington Post - Peter Whoriskey - February 10,2015
Quote:
The nation’s top nutrition advisory panel has decided to drop its caution about eating cholesterol-laden food,
a move that could undo almost 40 years of government warnings about its consumption.
The group’s finding that cholesterol in the diet need no longer be considered a “nutrient of concern” stands
in contrast to the committee’s findings five years ago, the last time it convened.
During those proceedings, as in previous years, the panel deemed the issue of
excess cholesterol in the American diet a public health concern.
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Cholesterol has been a fixture in dietary warnings in the United States at least since 1961,
when it appeared in guidelines developed by the American Heart Association.
Later adopted by the federal government, such warnings helped shift eating habits
-- per capita egg consumption dropped about 30 percent -- and harmed egg farmers.
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I find that last sentence hanging in the back of my mind... which industry does this decision help or hurt ?
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