Derrick Van Orden: “The fat content in whole milk is 3.25%.”

“And so we. We can label milk, skim milk, 1% milk, 2% milk, and then we call it whole milk. The whole milk. The fat content can't. Excuse me. The fat content in whole milk is 3.25%. And people think they're drinking butter. And I asked the person in the previous administration who was responsible for drawing up these dietary guidelines, I asked her what the milk fat content of whole milk was, and she said, I don't know, 6%.” (04:39–04:44)

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