Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Feds' new dietary guidelines: Where's the beef?

The federal government has been diligently working on "key recommendations" designed to shape the nation's diet — a challenge it embraces but every five years. Two public health agencies have been busy poring over the most updated nutritional science. They've torn up the sacred food pyramid of old and, lo and behold, they've now come up with the latest, most informative dietary guidelines they could muster.

Brace yourself, America. The new recommendations — drum roll, please — are:

Eat smaller portions. Cut way back on salt. Bulk up on fruits and veggies. Drop the sugary drinks. Exercise. Keep filling that water glass. Oh, yeah, and read those nutrition labels.

I have two words for this earth-shattering governmental declaration: No, duh.

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