Yes, Kai! Can we also get journalists to stop saying "implied" when the person actually straight-up said it?

"...experience reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns at times during the year because of limited money or other resources for food. In 2023, 5.1 percent of households were very low food secure, an estimate that is statistically similar to the 5.1 percent in 2022."

"The remaining households (13.5 percent, statistically significantly higher than the 12.8 percent in 2022) were food insecure at least some time during the year. Very low food security is the more severe range of food insecurity where one or more household members... "

You can find a proper overview of the 2023 report here: www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-...

"An estimated 86.5 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2023, with access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members... "

Alcohol consumption, rare or in moderation, does not limit disease. At all. Just stop.

Sure, have a responsible adult beverage if you want to. But you don't need to tell the American people that it's good for their health.

I tell my patients who drink alcohol that they should only drink in moderation (1/day women, 2/day max men). I warn them about what to look out for.

But the DGAs are not individual counseling, they are *supposed to* use evidence to recommend foods that limit disease for the whole population.

Also, people should be careful about eating a ton of fermented foods all of a sudden - you might experience discomfort.

You're right. It's just a tautological statement - like saying "health is part of health." Too generic to be helpful.

See the economic theory for this here in our open access Food Economics textbook, chapter 8: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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