Cardiologists are troubled by the government's never-ending promotion of beef.
Parents lament the fatty cheeses and burgers in the government's school lunch program.
Environmentalists are worried about the enormous use of pesticides used in producing feed grains for livestock, while animal advocates note that Americans eat no fewer than one million animals every hour. Even so, the federal government continues to include meat and dairy products among its recommended foods in the Food Guide Pyramid, part of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans that dictates the contents of school lunches and food assistance programs. We aim to change that. PCRM's new effort grew from a conversation I had with Milton Mills, M.D., a longtime PCRM member who pointed out that, while lactose intolerance symptoms are very common among minorities and can be quite severe, milk products are pushed on every child in every school lunch program. And while diet-related diseases affect all demographic groups, they take a disproportionate toll among minorities.