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The USDA withdrew its Eating Right Pyramid due to pressure from meat and dairy lobbying groups.
Practitioners should be aware of the influence of food lobbying on dietary guidelines.
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its withdrawal was widely believed to have been prompted by pressure from meat and dairy lobbying groups who objected to the way the Pyramid displayed their products.
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Food Lobbies and U.S. Dietary Guidance Policy
Marion Nestle · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2000
DOI 10.1017/chol9780521402156.052
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