Information about the Aspen Ideas Festival is here. I am scheduled for a session, The American Wellness Paradox, currently scheduled from 11:00-11:50 a.m., at the East Lawn Tent. This will be a discussion with senior HHS policy advisor, Calley Means. Here’s the blurb on it: “Americans are spending more than ever on healthcare, supplements, wellness trends, and “clean eating,” yet rates of chronic disease and metabolic illness continue to climb. As skepticism fuels the rise of movements like MAHA, debates over what Americans should eat have become deeply cultural, political, and economic. Two influential voices with sharply different perspectives on nutrition and food science explore how food systems, farming practices, consumer culture, and the wellness industry collided to create one of the defining public health debates of our time.”
by Marion Nestle
May
30
2023
Mexico’s terrific new dietary guidelines. Yes!
Mexico has issued new dietary guidelines.
https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/826673/Gui_as_Alimentarias_2023_para_la_poblacio_n_mexicana.pdf
- Breastfeed babies for the first 6 months and then continue until age 2 along with other nutritious foods.
- Eat more vegetables and fruits.
- Eat beans.
- Choose whole grains.
- Eat less beef and processed meats.
- Avoid ultra-processed foods.
- Drink water.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Be physically active.
- Enjoy meals with family and friends.
I’m looking forward to reading a case study on how the public health institute got these through the political process.
If people follow these guidelines, these industries will be in trouble:
- Infant formula
- Beef
- Processed meats
- Ultra-processed foods
- Sugar-sweetened beverages
- Alcohol
People will be healthier! These industries will also be in trouble.
- Pharmaceutical drugs
- Private medicine
- Insurance companies? (you might think they would benefit, but they make so much money on illness—this one is complicated)
I hope the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines will find these inspiring.
