Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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In this episode, I show that Americans do not care about or follow the dietary guidelines. Therefore the dietary guidelines could not have caused the obesity epidemic. The belief that the dietary guidelines contributed to the obesity epidemic is contradicted by the available evidence and is a conspiracy theory.

References cited (in the order mentioned):
ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-availability-per-capita-data-system
nber.org/papers/w16252.pdf
fao.org/faostat/en
health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines/chapter-2/a-closer-look-at-current-intakes-and-recommended-shifts
ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2017/july/us-diets-still-out-of-balance-with-dietary-recommendations
blog.aicr.org/2017/06/13/processed-foods-calories-and-nutrients-americans-alarming-diet
health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/2015-2020_Dietary_Guidelines.pdf

PMIDs (in the order mentioned): 23426032, 24130784, 20702750, 23363999

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