As you may be aware, I am a huge fan of Dr. Walter Willett  who created a food guide pyramid that I have previously included in this blog.   He notes the importance of the nutrients in a plant based diet and the benefits of fish, wine and vitamin D for example.  I also subscribe to the Harvard School of Public Health's Nutrition Newsletter - Dr. Willett is a professor and researcher at Harvard.  I received a newsletter today and in it they discuss the positives and negatives of the new US Dietary Guidelines. Dr. Willett has some things to say and you can read all about it here.  

This is the pyramid from the HSPH - and Willett
 
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