NAMI questions why meat is excluded from healthy dietary guidelines
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, presented to the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services in mid-February, continue to draw sharp reaction from elements of the food industry. Both federal departments are soliciting public comments before acting on the recommendations.
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) says it submitted the guidelines to a thorough review, checking the science on which the recommendations are based. The institute says the review found more than 70 percent of the recommendations were not based on the reviews of USDA’s Nutritional Evidence Library (NEL). The library has the mission of reducing bias in scientific analysis by serving as the primary resource for nutrition-related questions.