Jane Black

I mean, we've got a hundred years of history that says nothing is going to come between Americans and their supplements.

Right.

I know.

I mean, nothing's going to come between you and your supplement.

Yeah.

Special thanks to Jensen Joes at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and Kiara Eisner, who wrote that great Wired article, and now works for NPR.

I'm Sarah Gonzalez.

And I'm Jane Black.

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Well, so there was a lot of hype about this.

And, you know, their big message was we are now focusing on whole, nutrient-dense foods.

In fact, the dietary guidelines have actually always recommended whole foods.

The language wasn't as clear as it is now.

And I think that change in language is good.

And I think people are really excited about it.

The new food pyramid is wacky because if you can picture the old food pyramid, remember grains were at the bottom.

That's the biggest.

And then at the top was saturated fats, you know, eggs, butter, meat, that kind of thing.

And basically what they've done is they flipped the entire thing upside down.