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Hungarian Dietetic Associaton responds to faulty American dietary guidelines
Hungary’s leading dietetic body has voiced concerns about newly released US dietary guidelines, warning that some of the recommendations may conflict with established scientific consensus and are not necessarily suitable for all populations.
The Hungarian Dietetic Association felt the need to respond
The Hungarian Dietetic Association (Magyar Dietetikusok Országos Szövetsége, MDOSZ) responded after the United States unveiled updated nutrition advice that effectively reshapes the traditional food pyramid.
The new American approach places greater emphasis on higher protein intake and foods rich in saturated fats, including butter, beef tallow, red meat and full-fat dairy products. US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – who is a lawyer and does not have any medical qualification – summarised the shift by encouraging Americans to “eat real food” instead of ultra-processed products.
There are some positives but you should take it with a grain of salt
While Hungarian experts acknowledge several positive elements, they argue that the stronger focus on saturated fats is problematic. According to MDOSZ, excessive consumption of such foods runs counter to both international and Hungarian scientific consensus, which recommends limiting saturated fat intake to no more than 10 per cent of total daily energy. Higher intakes are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
Protein intake is another key point of contention. The US guidelines suggest a daily intake of 1.2–1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, a level Hungarian dietitians believe requires careful consideration.
Although protein is an essential nutrient, current evidence does not support such high intake levels for all healthy adults. Existing recommendations of 0.8–1.0 grams per kilogram per day are generally regarded as safe and sufficient, writes HVG.
“Scientific consensus” means absolutely nothing. There were many “scientific consensuses” in human history on a whole host of things, and today we laugh at their stupidity.
As for Kennedy being “a lawyer and does not have any medical qualification,” I didn’t hear anyone saying that when the likes of Bill Gates were pushing the garbage about the Chinese Virus “vaccines” and face diapers. Nor does anyone discuss the qualifications of all the talking heads around who pontificate on everything from illegal migration to environmentalism to human biology.
Kennedy wants people to eat natural, nutrient-rich foods. Only a fool would demur at that… – or those on the payroll of big food corps that are feeding us literally garbage.
Funny that Stupid Steiner never seems to question the “qualifications” of folks pushing the exact narratives he likes.
When it’s his turn to pick sides, “science means nothing,” but “eating natural food” suddenly becomes an unimpeachable dogma you can only oppose if you’re on a secret payroll.
Unfortunately it is so, that scientific consensus – collective agreement of most experts in a specific field, reached through rigorous peer review, evidence, and testing, representing the most reliable understanding of a topic – it means nothing to the current USA regime.
Some even say that vaccines and face masks are useless even though science has proven their tremendous benefits. Often you also hear “whataboutism” from these denialists pointing some mistakes made in the history, when the truth is, that science is constantly evolving and new discoveries make old discoveries obsolete, sometimes even laughable.
Without admitting prior errors, science would not evolve. Maybe one day science can prove that consumption of massive amounts of meat and other animal products with high content of saturated fats and protein is good for all, but so far there is zero scientific evidence of it being good for all, only for some specific smaller groups. So its up to you, do you believe in current US administration or current scientific consensus. I believe in scientific consensus, until science proves itself completely wrong or discovers improvements and a new consensus is made.