It has more to do with the food industrial complex in the US. A lot of the "sugar" in US foods is corn syrup, which has been subsidized ~$48B in the last 25 years. Most low fat foods are just replaced with double the sugar to make them more palatable.
Although it as gotten slightly better, the food pyramid is somehow still the responsibility of the USDA; whose job it is to great food surplus. It should always been part of HHS because of the massive cost consequences, especially by the time people are on Medicare.
Although it as gotten slightly better, the food pyramid is somehow still the responsibility of the USDA; whose job it is to great food surplus. It should always been part of HHS because of the massive cost consequences, especially by the time people are on Medicare.