Expert Reaction to 2015 Dietary Guidelines
“Very Disappointing,” Walter Willett, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
“These Guidelines are effectively useless,” and “The Guidelines are a national embarrassment…It is a sad day for public health. It is a day of shame.” David L. Katz, Yale-Griffin Prevention Program
The Food Cops and Their Ever-Changing Menu of Taboos
Wall Street Journal (2015)
David A. McCarron, M.D., F.A.C.P., Visiting Professor with the Department of Nutrition, University of California-Davis.
Government Food Cops are Out to Lunch
Wall Street Journal (2015)
Cheryl Achterberg, PhD, Dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University, former member of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (2010).
Keep Dietary Guidance Evidence Based
Star Tribune (2015)
Joanne Slavin, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota, former member of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (2010).
Why is the Federal Government Afraid of Fat?
New York Times (2015)
Dariush Mozaffarian, PhD, Dean of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, and David Ludwig, PhD, MD, Harvard Medical School.
Make Science and Public Health the Focus of the Dietary Guidelines
The Hill (2015)
Jeff Volek, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, the University of Connecticut and Stephen Phinney, PhD, MIT.
What the Government’s Dietary Guidelines May Get Wrong
The New Yorker (2015)
Sam Apple, journalist and writer.
The Scientific Report Guiding the US Dietary Guidelines: Is It Scientific?
British Medical Journal (2015)
Nina Teicholz, author and science journalist.
This article was based on a larger report: A Critical Review of the Science for Key Recommendations in the 2015 Report by the USDA Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which was submitted as a comment to the USDA in May 2015 and a final version of which was self-published in September 2015.
Mainstream news coverage generated by the article in BMJ:
Report Says Proposed U.S. Dietary Guidelines Aren’t Backed Up by Relevant Science
Newsweek (2015)
Jessica Firger, journalist.
Here’s What’s Wrong With the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, Report Says
Time (2015)
Alexandra Sifferlin, journalist.
How Scientific Are the US Dietary Guidelines?
Mother Jones (2015)
Samantha Michaels, journalist.
How Strong Is the Science Behind the U.S. Dietary Guidelines?
CNN (2015)
Carina Storrs, science and health writer.
Expecting Scientifically Sound Nutritional Guidance from the Feds? Fat Chance
Reason.com (2015)
Nina Teicholz, author and science journalist.
Are Fats Unhealthy? The Battle Over Dietary Guidelines
The New York Times (2015)
Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is a Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at Indiana University School of Medicine.
BMJ Paper Criticizes Proposed US Dietary Guidelines
CARDIOBRIEF (2015)
Arne Astrup, MD, DMSc, Professor, Head of Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sport, University of Copenhagen.
BMJ Lambasts U.S. Dietary Group for Shoddy Research
MEDPAGE TODAY (2015)
Parker Brown, staff writer.
New Report Asserts Major Issues with the 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines
Yahoo Health (2015)
Jenna Birch, contributing writer
Experts Day US Dietary Guidelines May Be A Danger to Millions of Americans’ Health
Medical Daily (2015)
Samantha Olson, MS, Stony Brook University.
Science Used in Proposed U.S. Dietary Guidelines is Questioned
Chicago Sun-Times (2015)
Sue Ontiveros, contributing blogger and scientist.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Playing Politics with Our Health
Roll Call (2015)
Jeff Volek, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, the University of Connecticut.
Why Do Dietary Guidelines Keep Failing? Weak Evidence Invalidated by Rigorous Research
San Diego Union Tribune (2015)
Bradley Fikes, biotechnology reporter.
The Government’s Bad Diet Advice
New York Times (2015)
Nina Teicholz, author and science journalist.
Food Guidelines Are Broken. Why Aren’t They Being Fixed?
Newsweek (2015)
Jeff Volek, PhD, Department of Kinesiology, the University of Connecticut.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans Science or …?
Protein Power blog (2015)
Michael R. Eades, M.D.
Advisory Committee’s Violations of Federal Low Threaten Credibility of 2015 Dietary Guidelines
Forbes (2015)
Glenn G. Lammi, contributor.
Next Time Government Gives You Dietary Advice, Consider Doing the Opposite
Reason,com (2015)
David Harsanyi, columnist, senior editor.
The Red Meat, Eggs, Fat, and Salt
Reason.com (2015)
Ronald Bailey, science correspondent, columnist, and author.