Chapter
The Flaws in Caloric Intake Guidelines
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The flaw in the caloric intake guidelines lies in the way people compare the recommended intake to the average intake, which is much higher, instead of looking at how the guidelines were derived.
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The 2,000-calorie diet has become a widely accepted standard, but it was initially proposed by the USDA as a rounded-down average of food plans to make it easier for people to plan meals and understand nutrition.
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Nutrition
Summary
The 2,000-calorie diet has become a widely accepted standard, but it was initially proposed by the USDA as a rounded-down average of food plans to make it easier for people to plan meals and understand nutrition. Despite being below the average requirements for either men or women obtained from experiments, most people judged the proposed benchmark too high.
ChapterThe Flaws in Caloric Intake Guidelines
EpisodeThe Trouble With Calories
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The caloric intake guidelines for diets and food labeling are not based on accurate science and are often influenced by social fears and anxieties around fatness and fat people.
46:04 - 49:08 (03:03)
Public Policy
Summary
The caloric intake guidelines for diets and food labeling are not based on accurate science and are often influenced by social fears and anxieties around fatness and fat people.