USDA: Don’t Eat Cheese, Wait – Eat Cheese
GoodFood World, November 7th, 2010 The USDA is the center of a federal anti-obesity drive that discourages over consumption of foods containing saturated fat, like cheese and butter.
The USDA is funding marketing programs and advertising campaigns to sell more cheese in foods like pizzas and quesadillas.
What gives?
Dairy Management Inc. — a non-profit created by the government — is the group that developed the “Got Milk?” campaign. And they are the same people marketing cheese.
Read the details here.
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