Erin Allman-Updike

Over half of countries have some specific messaging around increasing consumption of legumes and plant-based sources of protein.

And about 75% of countries have some kind of messaging about dairy.

So not all, but a good chunk of them.

And most of them that have anything about dairy specifically mention low-fat milk or low-fat dairy products.

And then pretty much all countries mention things like limiting fat to some degree.

Some of them separate out the types of fat and then limiting salt, limiting sugar, etc.

I also love that some countries go like a few steps further and like their dietary guidelines also include like conditions on how you should eat or like recommendations on physical activity.

Apparently in Brazil, dietary guidelines, I don't know if they still do this, but in 2015, they said that you should dine in company to develop relationships.

Oh, I love that.

Isn't that so nice?

So if we look very broadly and we try and incorporate all of what these other country guidelines, the World Health Organization recommendations, and what nutrition science more broadly tells us, what really is the healthiest diet?

If we look at the preponderance of evidence...

Yeah.

It's going to be one which relies primarily on plants, including vegetables, fruits and whole grains.

And for many of us, plant based sources of protein are going to bring health benefits and animal based sources of protein can be incorporated as a part of a healthy diet.

And across the board, based on all the evidence, the things that we should be limiting are saturated and trans fats, added sugars or free sugars, and sodium.

And it is true that ultra processed foods are very often high in sodium, sugar, and saturated fats.

Right.

That's the end.

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