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Dietary guidelines don't work. Here's how to fix them

  • Written by Duane Mellor, Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Canberra
imagePastry or fruit? Dietary guidelines aren't helping us make the best food choices.from www.shutterstock.com

Dietary guidelines come under a lot of fire. They have been accused of not being based on evidence, not being environmentally sustainable and being out of touch with nutritional science. They also fail to change people’s eating habits,...

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