Anyone who went to K-12 in the 90s remembers this:
Well, to make a very long story short, it was all bullshit. For non-US people, know that the meat and dairy industries in the states has a VAST lobbying industry, rivaling and surpassing at times the gun lobby. When the US Gov proposed a food guide, they lobbied hard to make sure they each got their own section, which is the result you see above. Fats and oils are essential for a healthy diet, eating meat and drinking milk 2-3 times a day is not only not necessary, it could actually be bad for your health depending on which kinds you consume. Now the US Gov switched to the "My Plate"
So this got me thinking, what other things from the 90s did we learn that was wrong?
Some things off the top of my head:
D.A.R.E. - Too many to list, but the biggest one probably was that marijuana was a "gateway drug" and just as bad for you as Cocaine and PCP.
"Just talk to the bully, then he'll leave you alone!" - Basically, once again putting the burden on the victim to solve bullying.
Christopher Columbus - Just...everything.
Well, to make a very long story short, it was all bullshit. For non-US people, know that the meat and dairy industries in the states has a VAST lobbying industry, rivaling and surpassing at times the gun lobby. When the US Gov proposed a food guide, they lobbied hard to make sure they each got their own section, which is the result you see above. Fats and oils are essential for a healthy diet, eating meat and drinking milk 2-3 times a day is not only not necessary, it could actually be bad for your health depending on which kinds you consume. Now the US Gov switched to the "My Plate"
So this got me thinking, what other things from the 90s did we learn that was wrong?
Some things off the top of my head:
D.A.R.E. - Too many to list, but the biggest one probably was that marijuana was a "gateway drug" and just as bad for you as Cocaine and PCP.
"Just talk to the bully, then he'll leave you alone!" - Basically, once again putting the burden on the victim to solve bullying.
Christopher Columbus - Just...everything.
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