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Michael Greger launches "Balanced.org"

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Prominent vegan physician Michael Greger has helped to launch "Balanced" (http://www.balanced.org), an organization that seeks to hold food companies accountable for the inherently unhealthy foods that they push.

Our bodies are hard-wired to enjoy fatty, greasy foods. Consumer choice exists, of course, but being healthy can be an uphill battle in a world where unhealthy foods are carefully crafted to stimulate our inborn appetites.

As with smoking, the time has come to place responsibility upon the suppliers and advertisers of unhealthy foods.

"Balanced" already has the support of Kaiser Permanente, the largest managed-care insurance company in the United States.

If you read the "Balanced" website, it is sensible. It simply demands that food companies and public institutions serve meals that comply with the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Since 2015, the USDA has clearly recommended a primarily plant-based diet, with only about 20% of the meal plate filled with protein-rich food (plant and/or animal), and 80% of the plate filled with grains, vegetables, and fruit:



Since 2015, the USDA's nutrition guidelines have recognized calcium-fortified soymilk as part of the "Dairy Food Group": https://www.choosemyplate.gov/dairy

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Hmm. Certainly agree that public organisations should have to supply healthy food, including schools, care homes, prisons etc. I don't agree that all food companies must adhere to the guidelines. There is a place for choice. I want to be able to make my own decisions and if I want to eat chocolate that is mostly made of sugar and fat, then I should have that right to do so.
 
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I agree, and I think I misstated the goals of Balanced.org. They seem to be focusing on companies that supply meals to schools, hospitals, and places like that. For example, Balanced.org has a campaign to push Aramark - a gigantic food services company - to serve healthier food:

https://www.droparamark.com/

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