We all remember the famous Food Guide Pyramid developed in the 1990s that supposedly captures what a healthy diet looks like. The base of the model is made up of grains, followed by vegetables, fruits, dairy, proteins, and topped by a small section for fats and sweets.
It was a helpful tool that guided Americans in cultivating a healthy lifestyle for themselves and their families.
Except it wasn’t, because the model is fundamentally flawed.
On a recent episode of “Blaze News: The Mandate,” Blaze Media editor in chief Matthew Peterson sat down with Claremont Institute Salvatori Research Fellow Glenn Ellmers to dive into the lies behind the government’s “health” advice.
“Around the middle of the 20th century, we started to see what were called diseases of civilization. ... We started s