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USDA’s New MyPlate Icon At Odds With Federal Subsidies for Meat, Dairy



Physicians Urge Congress to Reform Farm Bill to End Support for Foods That Make Americans Fat

2 June 2011

WASHINGTON—The new federal MyPlate food icon that recommends Americans fill half their plates with fruits and vegetables is completely at odds with federal agriculture subsidies that promote production of high-fat, high-calorie food products, doctors say. The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) points out that more than 60 percent of agricultural subsidies in recent history have directly and indirectly supported meat and dairy production. Less than 1 percent have gone to fruits and vegetables....


Source: USDA’s New MyPlate Icon At Odds With Federal Subsidies for Meat, Dairy
Author: PCRM

Link: Cargill earnings decline on beef, soybeans
Link: People Eating Less of that Nasty Meat

Date: 2011-07-06

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