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Ron Johnson: “The food pyramid was a marketing [tool]. There's nothing…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson Asks Experts ‘Who Do You Believe’ To Guide Your Diet And Exercise Routines

Published | Video Starts at 00:59

I think it's becoming pretty obvious and I think that's one of the questions I have for Dr. Patrick. I mean, we've known about this for quite some time, right? I mean, The food pyramid was a marketing [tool]. There's nothing scientific about that. It was a marketing deal. We've gone to seed oils again. The problem we have as a consumer is again, you have all the books out there, you have all these different theories. (00:59–01:05)

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Asserts that the food pyramid was created for marketing purposes, not based on scientific evidence.

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