WASHINGTON (AP) – Congressional Republicans are pushing back against proposed dietary guidelines that urge Americans to consider the environment when deciding what foods to eat.
House and Senate spending bills say the guidelines must focus only on nutrition and diet. That’s a clear effort to thwart a recommendation from a government advisory panel of doctors and nutrition experts.
The panel says eating a diet higher in vegetables and other plant-based foods is better for the environment than eating a diet based on foods from animals.
That advice has raised the ire of the meat industry.
The dietary guidelines come out every five years, and the government advice informs everything from school lunches and food package labels to advice from your doctor.