- Hey everybody, so the USDA dietary guidelines
advisory committee published a highly anticipated report,
but ignored alarming lactose intolerance dairy data.
- 65% Of the global population is lactose intolerant,
according to the National Institute of Health.
This number is even higher among non-white populations,
such as Asians, blacks and Hispanics,
which you've all heard here today.
Those who can not effectively digest the lactose
in cows milk, they experience really painful symptoms.
- I actually came here this morning to call out the racism
that is inherent in the U.S. dietary guidelines.
But then as I got to look at this committee,
I suddenly understood why it's such an intractable problem.
- So these clips are from late 2019,
which the U.S. dietary guidelines advisory committee
completely ignored and it's painfully obvious
from the new report that the authors opted
for tunnel vision stating in adults, the role of milk
in adiposity was the sole focus of this review.
For this beverage category, indices of growth
were also considered for children.
So in other words, they ignored anything other
than what milk makes you fat.
For children, they also considered whether
it helped them grow, but nothing besides that,
which is astonishing.
By disregarding other factors,
they present a narrow misleading picture of the effect
of milk on health.
- This committee bears no relationship to the general makeup
of the American populace and whoever put it together
is clearly still practicing the optics of tokenism.
Now that is not a attack on any of you as individuals
because I'm sure you're all very accomplished
and very sincere, but it is outrageous to have a committee
that does not reflect the American population
and as non minority members of this community,
I should think you would be embarrassed looking
around this table.
- The newly updated recommendations state,
we should all be consuming three glasses of milk
or other low fat dairy foods per day.
But between 75% and 90% of people with African,
Native American and Asian heritage have lactose intolerance,
which was not addressed in the new guidelines.
- Why on earth does the USDA have a food category
on the dietary guidelines for Americans that makes over half
of us sick, uncomfortable and unable to breathe?
For the USDA to continue to put its stamp of approval
on a product that is unnecessary and unhealthy
and rooted in a highly oppressive system is unconscious.
- Even about taking into consideration the diseases
that dairy contributes to, the USDA is own data
about the proportion of ethnic minority people
that have lactose intolerant should be enough
to take dairy completely off the menu,
especially when humans don't need it.
It is worth noting
that the report promotes low fat dairy foods ahead
of high fat dairy foods in terms of the onset
of chronic diseases, such as type two diabetes,
cancer and heart disease, but completely misses the point
because it doesn't talk about the fact
that even the low fat dairy foods could still
be really harmful for human health.
- And so, what is the reason
that these foods are recommended?
It's marketing, plain and simple.
- You should drink milk
because it will help me grow up big and strong.
♪ Good for teeth and bones and hair ♪
♪ Milk does the body good ♪
- [Man] Whether it's governments around the world,
partnering with the dairy industry
or big dairy pang research is to conduct studies
that are then published by a media...
- Ladies, gotta go to work.
- It's clear that big business
pervades our health recommendations.
And it's a real shame
because there are other mainstream medical establishment
that are coddling onto this and changing recommendations,
including Canada's recent feed guide,
which last year excluded dairy as an essential component.
- It's actually the first time around
this guide was based on science.
All previous guides had invited the food industry
to have seats at tables, to have votes at tables
and to have closed door meetings.
- It is worth noting that there were some progressive steps
in the new 2020 U.S. dietary guidelines.
For example, recognize the importance of plant feeds more
than before for good health and disease prevention.
It also suggested limiting and replacing saturated fats
and red and processed meat and does mention soy milk
as an option.
There's been progress for sure,
but it's clear there's mixed messages invested interest
is still getting in the way of healthy guidelines
that will do the most for everyone.
And that public health is being sacrificed to big business.
However, this is by no means the end of the road
for a form because the USDA is legally obliged
to pay attention to the comments they receive.
And an organization called switch for good
has been flooding the USDA comments,
talking about the deleterious effects of dairy.
Comments are open until the 13th of August.
So you still have the chance to have your voice heard.
Anyway, thank you so much for watching.
Please subscribe and follow me for more videos like this.
Let me know down below what you think.
I'll see very soon.