They acted like that shit was so important, but it was like super influenced by food lobbyists and misleading or whatever
Apparently in 2011 they changed it to "myplate" and I haven't heard anything about it since then
In Soviet north china the government lies about what a "healthy meal" is comprised of
Yeah, the sugar lobby was shown to have influenced the folks at Harvard who made that. Obviously the interests of the dairy/whitebread/pasta/meat industries were considered too, but if I remember correctly the sugar industry literally funded the study that made the food pyramid.
If the sugar lobby can wield that kind of power, imagine what weapons/auto manufacturers can do (I know we already know this, but I have to mention that to libs whenever this topic comes up).
Why is sugar at the top ("use sparingly") then?
They paid for studies to have fats blamed for health issues previously. In the food pyramid, fats are also at the top even though we know fats (especially nuts, avocados, legumes) aren't unhealthy and keep people feeling full longer.
Lots of candy is still labeled "fat free" in the USA.