<snip> Why? The previously mentioned
> 'in-the-pocket-of-the-fill-in-the-blank-industry'
> phenomenon is clearly inthe mix.  So's the lame-ass
> USDA food pyramid.  As in, the pyramid is one
> reason doctors can't accept carb restriction and the

> pyramid is obviously influenced by industry.
> Proof?  Don't have it

Ken, this newsletter seems to agree with you:

> Subject: NNF Special Series - Choose a Variety of
> Fruits and Vegetables Daily
> From: [log in to unmask]
>
> July 26, 2000
> NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS
> "Nutrition news is important.  We help you
> understand it!"
>
> Today's Topic: Dietary Guideline - Choose a Variety
> of Fruits and Vegetables Daily
>
> Fruits and vegetables provide many vitamins,
> minerals, carotenoids, flavonoids, and dietary
> fiber.  High consumption of these foods is
> associated with reduced risk of most cancers and
> heart disease as well as with increased longevity.
> Most studies suggest that vegetables have a greater
> health benefit than fruit.
>
> Five servings is the minimum recommended with a goal
> of nine servings, depending on calorie needs.  It is
> important to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables,

> not one huge serving of one type. Frozen and canned
> varieties usually contain as much nutrients as the
> fresh forms.
>
> HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The produce industry
> lobbied hard to get this guideline to be the base of
> the pyramid. The committee disagreed with this, and
> it remains where it was in the previous guidelines.

> An easy way to add fruit to you diet is to have
> it for dessert instead of that gooey thing you were
> planning to eat.



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