Sugar Nation by Jeff O'connell

Author:Jeff O'connell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hyperion

USDA GUIDELINES DON’T form in a vacuum. The department’s constituencies include not only American consumers but also food producers. U.S. farmers grow a lot of grain, and commerce being commerce, much of it must enter the food supply. What’s more, many carb-centric food makers possess deep pockets. Like any industry leaders, they make their voices heard in the nation’s capital.

In fact, every interested party is given the chance to speak its mind. The USDA solicits public comments in the months leading up to the aforementioned advisory committee report, the one that foretells the content of the actual guidelines. I read through nearly a thousand comments provided for the 2000 and 2005 guidelines, and some were simply the opinions of average citizens like you and me.

Most comments, however, came from the food industry and health organizations, reflecting the meteoric impact of these guidelines on everything from commerce to medicine. Carbs are well spoken for. For the 2005 guidelines, often-lengthy, in-depth comments were received from:

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