Milk Producers Respond to Proposed Dietary Guidelines

Gregg Doud, president and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation, says his group thanks the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for recognizing dairy’s role in a healthy diet. The committee continued recommending three servings of dairy for Americans two years and older. “The committee’s scientific review showed that reducing or eliminating dairy from the diet leads to undernourishment in key nutrients for millions of Americans,” Doud says. “The review also made clear that expanding the food group to include additional plant-based alternative beverages outside of fortified soy is not supported by scientific evidence.” This is especially important as the dietary guidelines greatly affect the food options available to children through school meals and other nutrition programs. “We are disappointed that the committee only recommends consumption of unflavored milk, especially as they acknowledge that flavored milk contains beneficial nutrients, and they didn’t find any connection between flavored milk and obesity risk,” he added.

Source: NAFB