Jumping the Indifference Curve on Nutrition

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans—the 2010 version of the musculature of the nutrition policy of the United States—have arrived. The significant investment of time and thought leadership by a highly credentialed group of scientists has again yielded evidence-based, consumer-directed recommendations designed to improve food and fitness patterns and, ultimately, public health. While the Guidelines have evolved since their inception in 1980, the guidance they provide has been consistent and grou…