Can we trust the NEW USDA Dietary Guidelines??

[@KTPurdy]

Wish food politics and agriculture lobbyists would get out of dietary recommendations. I like your idea to get the medical industry to take over this publication.

[@345kobi]

Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine sued the USDA to see the financial ties of the USDA committee that tells us what We should eat. Six of the Eleven were receiving money from the Dairy Industry.

[@JohannaMueller57]

I just want to say thank you for what you do. I wish you and your mum a healthy 2021.

[@lalonkarim3040]

Two things: 1. They allow half of the grains as refined grains because in the USA refined grains are often enriched with B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron. 2. The reason behind recommending high milk consumption: recommended calcium allowances based on North American and Western European data is unusually high compared to the rest of the world. It is very hard to cover that much calcium without including milk. RDA of Calcium for 10 yrs or older is between 1000-1300 mg per day for the people of that region. But in the rest of the world people often take much less calcium without any detrimental effect. One can argue that the RDA of calcium in North America and Western Europe is not correct and will be revised in the future, but as long as it is the accepted RDA the guideline needs to cover it.

[@nikola7721]

Top quality, as always. Thank you for doing this.

[@EljinRIP]

I absolutely love your unbiased approach to looking at the science of nutrition.

[@MrTrevisco]

But he is not, ask him what the healthiest diet is before looking it up for yourself.

[@EljinRIP]

@@MrTrevisco well, he literally just posted a video that answers that question and my compliment holds up. His video is very reasonable and thoughtful.

[@MrTrevisco]

@@EljinRIP you know what the diet is but will not say it

[@melanyup]

We would love to see some dietary recommendations for kids. As a family of plant based eaters, we are always concerned about nutrition for our children. Even pregnancy advice on diets would be amazing. 👌 Thank you for the great content! 🙏

[@kulata]

Eat meat for the kids

[@ponnamy]

Please read the book "Becoming Vegan: The Complete Reference to Plant-Based Nutrition (Comprehensive Edition)" by Brenda Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina, MS RD for proper vegan nutrition guidance before becoming a vegan. Happy vegan journey!

[@oltzu5206]

Doesn't being worried about nutrition tell something about your and your family's diet? You can do whatever you want but im just wondering.

[@marktaylor526]

@@oltzu5206 Not really? Being focused on eating a nutritionally complete diet doesn't imply anything about the current diet you eat: it merely shows an interest in eating healthily. You could just as well have this concern while eating an omnivorous diet as a plant-based diet. It's a reflection of the mindset, not diet.

[@AfroHammerMedia]

A video on Iodine, especially in places outside of US, would be great!

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

A liter of milk has the perfect amount of idione, you can also eat 300g of salmon instead or just a tiny bit sea weed

[@AfroHammerMedia]

@@mikeyvesperlick6982 thanks but I was inferring more to iodine on a plant based diet :) Also even if I wasn't a litre of milk is way too much of an ask for my tastes haha I specify outside US because I know that they use iodised salt in bread etc, but not in the UK and other spaces

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

@@AfroHammerMedia sea weed has a hefty amount of idione, you can buy plates and break them into spoon fulls or buy them powdered, you don't even need to buy the expensive stuff, and like 1 to 2 grams should suffice

[@LinusBerglund]

the WHO claims iodising salt is the cheapest public health measures there is. I use very little salt, but when I do I reach for the iodised kind.

[@daddyjmb]

We get little iodine and that is an issue, yet many antinutrients, chemicals like bromine in bread in the US and other imbalances deplete us of iodine and other crucial nutrients. Many think of you are low in something you just need to get it through food, supplement or mask the symptoms with a medical drug while and ignoring the whole picture and root causes.

[@chozen_1309]

Dairy is such a huge monitory element for the states, it’s almost sickening… that’s what most ppl fail to recognize 🤷‍♂️

[@captainAUBS]

Dairy is all about economics. They are trying to make money that’s it.

[@Julottt]

yeah, the epic documentary "what the health" largely demonstrated this.

[@IMissMrKitty]

Yes exactly!! 🙌

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

Yeah lets just forget about how dairy is a good source of nearly every micro nutrient, how good the quality of the proteins are, that it has a very good amount for suprising things such as iodine and selenium, how it carries a completely unique antioxidant and how it hits up blood glucose with no problems for a regular healthy human just like a fruit would do. Milk is incredible, tell me just one thing wrong with it

[@Deusaga]

@@mikeyvesperlick6982 1 thing wrong with it is 70% of adults lack the digestive enzyme to digest the lactose inside it. What does this do? It messes with your metabolism during the process. The body diverts energy to the struggle against digesting lactose. Bloating, gas and inflammation are but among other symptoms from dairy ingestion. Not all of the nutrients in milk are properly digested because of that digestive struggle, as a result many of those nutrients you mention aren't adequately utilised. You can get all of said nutrients in thousands of alternative options that don't temporarily stunt your metabolism by digestive aggravation.

[@BingBongWasheeWashee]

@@mikeyvesperlick6982 Most of humanity is lactose intolerant.... this makes sense because we are adult mammals who have evolved to be weaned off of tittymilk after infancy. medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/lactose-intolerance/ that’s a clear downside of tittymilk consumption. LI causes digestive dysfunction, bloating, gas, cramps, etc

[@LehelDrKoos]

Diet for children is a great idea. Love your videos, keep up the good work 👍greetings from Germany

[@marcjacobson757]

It's a challenge at the majority of supermarkets to find a product with unprocessed whole grains - germ, bran and endosperm that have not been crushed, milled, ground, let alone even those 3 parts of the seed still included at all. I think the USDA is misguided in thinking the vast majority of Americans can find true whole grain products. The bulk aisle of a Whole Foods might be a partial exception, where I think you can find oat groats or steel cut oats and possibly a couple of other true whole grains. But in the product aisles, forget about it. Telling Americans to eat whole grains will lead them to buy breads, cereals, pastas and other refined, processed foods that say "whole grain" on them because there are not regulations on what "whole grain" actually means. It's the same as "All Natural" or "Grass Fed' - those things really have no meaning on a food label.

[@drvincentesposito]

Happy New Year doc! Really good point you mention that it is USDA making the guidelines. I 100% agree that until a new organization is given the responsibility of creating the guidelines, it is going to be tough make what some would consider "dramatic" changes to the guidelines because of the conflicts in interest.... That I think is the larger point, and should be getting the bulk of the attention. Bringing guests on sounds like a lot of fun! Can't wait to see who you have in mind! Two of the more recent books I finished are Fiber Fueled and Valter Longo's Longevity Diet... just saying😋

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

yeah defnly wana have a gastroenterologist or 3 :)

[@azizkash286]

Thank you very much for this video doctor, very interesting.

[@Sm3llyElli3488]

Thank you! 🥦🥦🥦

[@mrMikee929]

He said "we should tell the people the truth." Absolutely, I agree. The guidelines apply best to young healthy people, and the problem is that most of the population is not healthy and has poor metabolic health, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, etc., and should not be eating per these guidelines. Another problem is that the guidelines are based on poor quality research such as epidemiological studies and should pay more attention to higher quality newer data. There's better methods to evaluate research that they ignored, instead sticking to old data that researchers are now showing to not be true. But people being people, they cannot bring themselves to admit errors and then change. Personally I'll look elsewhere for my information and I suggest others do the same.

[@Fulfill_Your_Potential]

I don't think the evidence is conclusive enough to omit or severely limit animal protein from the diet

[@jamescalifornia2964]

Farm animals are treated awful. The more I learn the more I think "vegetarian" - _perhaps_ fish also.

[@dooood66]

Dairy out!! I cannot do without plain yoghurt (well type in my country that is dryer). In any case, it will not kill me😀 Thank you for the good advice, as always.

[@IMissMrKitty]

Haha Of course they include GMO soy milk!! Monsanto needs to make more than 80 billion per year!

[@ben_dover1096]

I figured that once I saw the recommendation for cow’s milk as a necessity, I instantly knew that it was conflict of interest. I’m currently a senior nutrition & dietetics major & that is one of the biggest industries (National Dairy Council) that is one of the primary sponsors of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics.

[@MaxLambrecht]

wouldn't make it more sense that these Dietary guidelines be designed by the HHS and not the USDA ?

[@KyleGutschow]

They are designed jointly by both HHS and USDA.

[@KyleGutschow]

I’m surprised Gil made no mention of HHS during this entire video and even calls them “USDA Dietary Guidelines” when they’re not called that. They’re called “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” and they are jointly reviewed and published by USDA and HHS.

[@Jan-Jan-Jan]

If your inviting guests, maybe you could start a podcast?! some longer conversations and info...? I would definitely listen

[@anonimushbosh]

A podcast is a helluva commitment but I’d echo that if it’s a possibility.

[@ninexfohv]

I'm happy you made this video! Thank you!

[@enzolucas4959]

Thats essentially the diet we've been given since the 80s. I'm sticking to keto.

[@lucybelle5459]

They cannot be trusted at all.

[@danielvillamizar1329]

Hey Gil I’d love to throw out an idea for a future video. As a fellow plant-based eater, I just started a few months back and I’ve been looking at people recreate certain dishes on KZbin, but I haven’t really seen them focus on the nutritional value of these products. I’d love a video where we as your viewers send you our most nutritious and delicious recipes and you judge them based on nutrition. I have a grab n go muffin that I’d love to send your way to be featured on the video that I’d love to see peer-reviewed by an expert like yourself. It tastes good, just like most vegan videos I see like vegan lasagna, vegan fried chicken, and more. I just want to see if it’s nutritionally good. Let me know your thoughts and thanks in advance if you’re reading this

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

it's an interesting idea I just worry that it puts too much emphasis on 'perfection' which tends to distract from the focus on overall dietary patterns but I've thought about re-creating recipes that are typically unhealthier and making them more health-promoting without sacrificing taste. except my kitchen skills may be a limitation :) but maybe if I collaborate with a chef!

[@gabriellaavelar305]

I am so happy I found your channel. What part of Brazil are you from?

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

nasci em Lisboa mas morei em Minas (pai Brasileiro)

[@banjohead66]

Funny: the shot @ 5'19" isn't in the US -- it's Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan.

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

true!! :)

[@Heintjoo]

great video again, very informative

[@yaamir7201]

Hey man, I know it's weird, but I often come to this channel when I'm feeling down because it's just so friendly and straight to the point! Also wanted to ask... Are you vegan? And if so, is it for animal rights?

[@danyalraza9707]

He is not, actually.

[@pmw3839]

Conflict of interest. We cannot serve 2 masters.

[@d36somethin]

Yes, please please please, video on nutrition of kids 💚

[@joolz5747]

With RA I stopped dairy and gluten. Was that ok???????????????????????

[@Julottt]

Only 6 months on human milk is sad when it is known the normal optimal lactating period for human should be from 2 years to 5 years of age based on physiology and comparison with other primates but i guess in a sick human world, 6 months is good! 😐

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

they recommend up to 1y at least if possible (and more if desired), 6mos is the cutoff for breast milk exclusively. I've seen some evidence suggesting extending breastfeeding to 2y may have benefits. going even further does not seem to have detriment for the child, it's just hard for some mothers but if both are doing well on it no problem extending

[@samwingender]

I have a 7 month old and a 3 year old who are plant-based. Our doctor wanted to check the 3 year olds iron levels after hearing about our diet. After pricking her finger and waiting 30 minutes, the doctor came in and said, her levels were perfect. I asked her why is she checking her iron and the doctor said, we eat meat for things like iron. She also said whatever we're doing is working so keep it up and suggested beans, which we eat like no tomorrow.

[@ponnamy]

Please read the book "Becoming Vegan: The Complete Reference to Plant-Based Nutrition (Comprehensive Edition)" by Brenda Davis, RD and Vesanto Melina, MS RD for proper vegan nutrition guidance before becoming a vegan. Happy vegan journey!

[@samwingender]

@@ponnamy Before becoming a vegan? It's been almost 5 years now.

[@ponnamy]

@@samwingender Oops, That's good!

[@Zabooos]

a video about healthy diet for kids would be great

[@pambbrown]

Gil, can you comment on carbs from whole foods effect for those that are insulin sensitive or with metabolic syndrome. In other words if the carb content is from whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes, is this an issue? Are the 100 - 200 grams of carbs an issue if you are trying to lose weight.

[@beoptimal8650]

Great info Doc!

[@MuhammadArrabi]

Great video as usual. Can you do a video reviewing Canadian guidelines? And yes, very interested in how to deal with obesity of 8-12 years age group

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

I have a pediatrician in mind already, will try to have him on soon :)

[@gabrielekennedy6123]

the guidelines equals a lot of money. it funds schools, WIC, SNAP, prisoners... so much money

[@vrana21xyz]

Super helpful video. Thanks to you i start my week with a healthy video every Monday morning. One request for future topic - I'd love for you to cover fish and yogurt in future videos. A lot of healthy populations do eat these two foods in moderation and seem to be doing just fine...! Even though they technically contain sat fats and cholesterol..! Is fish better than other meats? Ok to eat or recommended? What types? Is yogurt better than other dairy? Low/ no fat better than full fat? you get the point :-)

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

Fish actually has just a little cholesterol, if you don't go above 300mg it should never touch you negatively. Best fish to eat is whole anchovies or salmon because nothing else but salmon has astaxanthin, btw shrimp has zero cholesterol because it actually carries phytocholesterol aka plant cholesterol which we use to flush out excess. Yogurt is pretty good, definetly better than cheese because lactose actually has an important role in calcium and some other mineral absorbtion. I personally drink 0,3% milk but thats just because its easier to then dose how many nuts I get to have with my oats. Milk fat seems to hold some things we don't know much about, which do seem to be benificial so it's your choice

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

good questions. yes fish is consistently linked to better outcomes than red meat. possibly bc of the unsaturated fats (omega 3s). we should always remember food is a package, not just 1 or 2 isolated nutrients :) concern is marine contaminants (mercury etc), but seems safe if eaten 1-2x/wk I have to make a video on dairy soon, there's so much controversy! :)

[@quorabusinessquestions3835]

Can you make a video about salt? I just can't enjoy a meal without enough (alot) salt.

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

Try spices like brown cumin, dessicated bell pepper, thai curry, masala, cayenne pepper, white pepper, turmeric, oregano, sage, rosemary, thyme - There is a combination good enough to drop salt out there

[@annaj.4740]

Oh, nooooo!!! I found you here, on your channel. You eat enough whole grain. L Now I'll never find a unicorn ... 😭😭😭 Ok, I'm joking 😉 Thanks a lot for your work. I love your vids and your self-critical view on nutritions 🌹

[@noobmaster5434]

There is no way dairy should be inside a healthy diet. You may say it is neutral (which I don't agree), but absolutely not something promote health.

[@jeffreyjohnson7359]

What advantage do grains have over vegetables? It seems to me that vegetables have all the nutrients, with less glucose spike and more fiber.

[@yakovkosharovsky8487]

Doc! can you please do a video about sport activity? what is the absolute minimum that man can do, enjoy the benefits of sports and stay lazy?

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

lolol I love the honesty :)

[@anathardayaldar]

I predict that congress will do whatever the corporations tell them.

[@Tinky1rs]

So how much low oxalate greens should one consume a day to meet calcium needs? I get about 500-550mg from my rigid breakfast/lunch/nut snack, so I have some to add up over dinner/late snack. I have to admit I don't munch down a cup of kale every evening.

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

If that snack has added calcium you wanna throw it away into the trash because your body will just keep on pooling it into you blood stream until you have the necessary amount of k2 to metabolize it. Non added calcium doesn't get sent to the arteries. If you are vegan then you have to learn to enjoy cooked spinach pretty much

[@lesliecas2695]

Dr Carvaljo, Can you recommend any Uruguan (so?) vegan recipes, especially high protein ones for your subscribers? As we begin a new year with new dietary guidelines it would be interesting to try a dish or two from Uruguay.

[@dorianmichelarmenterossanc668]

Is yogurt or kefir considered dairy?

[@Lucas-_-Teixeira]

Please info about kids in the first year 👨‍👩‍👧

[@ms.s.4710]

I first want to say I enjoy your channel. However, to make such a broad statement that dairy cows are all mistreated is false. Most of the time where you see mishandling are the corporate dairy farms. There are amazing dairy farmers that have been doing it generation after generation. They take care of their cows, and that cow(s) financially supports their family. I would say people need to actually educate themselves on farmers and not just the corporate side of things. If the "little guy" is getting our support then they can thrive and do a much better job than corporation farms.

[@mohammedlee8309]

I'm officially offended.. Forget dairy, the myplate quiz seems to automatically suggest that you 'may need help with protein foods' even if you check 'always' in the protein category as long as you check that you follow a vegetarian eating pattern!

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

yeah pretty outdated

[@michaelplantstrongjohn3291]

Thank you for the informative video 🙏 Food Politics is a great read, a real eye opener

[@kh485]

If you set up mediocre and average unhealthy guidelines, then you get and deserve average chronic disease. Every day, say to yourself, I will eat the healthiest and most nutritious things today to protect and promote health. Eliminate food poisons and achieve comprehensive nutrient adequacy and give your body and cells what they need. And yes, dairy consumption is associated with breast and prostate cancer in many studies and associated with chronic disease.

[@Gatesofgehennax]

I don't need a coagulated bovine growth fluid in my life, do i look like a baby calf? Yuck!

[@aaronponcemontoya4850]

Great video again Mr. Carvalho. It's funny that the new NAFTA allows US dairy products to be sold in Canada (or to be sold more if were sold before?) Then Canada remove Dairy from the nutrition guidelines hahaha Canada 1, USA 0 😂

[@nameremoved4010]

They will on balance mislead.

[@daviespindola5905]

Great vid

[@NutritionMadeSimple]

thank you sir!

[@opetelkaaluemaan]

is "abundance" a scientific term? i thought that if something is abundant, you have too much of it...

[@josemv25]

Can we even trust eating anything?

[@luisoncpp]

Hmm, I think grains should be optional(same with dairy); fruits are technically vegetables as well, and as long as I know, there is no nutrition advantage of being a fruit vs being another kind of vegetable (maybe berries could have an special treatment, but not fruits in general). So my guess is that fruits and vegetables should be the same group.

[@Noah-ir3os]

Are u a registered dietitian

[@chrisd9961]

Its crap its the government

[@supimsatan]

Dairy is essential because they know people wont eat enough vegetables that contains enough calcium etc. That's what i think.

[@owentuckett938]

No

[@TheDrKurtz]

Dairy, outside of milk is way healthier for you than grains

[@mikeyvesperlick6982]

The lactose in milk is pretty important for mineral absorbtion and no it ain't, oats have one unique benificial compouns and one which is shared only with barley, not only but grains are a pretty good source for magnesium or just cheap calories

[@EdgeMasterPro]

Aiming for realistic. Why not aim for optimum especially as your only hitting 10-20% target realistic. School lunches, professional. Making money is more important than health why you workshop the dollar abs greed you can’t expect much more. Healthy dairy 🥛 bullshit. Canada told the truth. It’s like recommending cigarettes for decades when most doctors smoked.

[@luisoncpp]

For people that is not lactose intolerant (specially children), milk is a way to get a lot of nutrients with very low cost. There are also other dariy products that are easier to digest than milk, have a lot of nutrients and can be even beneficial for the gut bacteria, like kefir, yogurt or ricotta.