Baylen Linnekin on the Intrusive Schemes of the Food Nannies

The federal government’s
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee plans to issue its latest set
of recommendations by the end of 2015. These recommendations have
teeth, as they’ll “serve as the cornerstone for all Federal
nutrition education and program activities” over the proceeding
five years. The DGAC guidelines are used by a host of federal
agencies, including the FDA, USDA, NIH, and CDC. Many of these
policies will have little or no impact on your life. But make no
mistake. The DGAC is actively dreaming up ways for the government
to meddle in your diet. And in the meantime, writes Baylen
Linnekin, the federal government is actively spilling your data
over the Web, in a demonstration of the respect it has for your
private food choices and everything else you do.

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