The US, the Swiss & the Food Pyramid Nobody Told You About - So Frickin' Mini

Got 10 Minutes? Grains at the Base? Thanks, Lobbying.Megan found a Dr. Jason Fung video called "The Food Pyramid Lie: Why We Got Fat" and immediately needed to talk about it. So here we are. The food pyramid you grew up with — the one that told you to build your entire diet on a mountain of bread and grains — was not based on science. It was based on lobbying. And the Swiss one? Also a little sus. Danna had never even heard of the Swiss food pyramid before this episode. She has thoughts.What You'll Learn:What the old US food pyramid actually looked like — and why it made us all fatter and sickerHow the new US food pyramid flipped everything (literally — it's now inverted)The Swiss food pyramid breakdown — and what it gets right and wrongWhy protein is criminally underrepresented in every government food guideThe dairy lobby problem — and why "lactose-free" isn't necessarily the health win you think it isWhy fat got vilified in the '80s (spoiler: money) and what that did to public healthDanna's version of the ideal food pyramid — water and protein fans, this one's for youThat's your 10 minutes. Go look up the Swiss food pyramid. Then get mad. Then eat more protein.Want a full episode diving into lobbying, food policy, and who's actually deciding what we eat? Let us know.Get in touch!Check out the So Frickin' Healthy WebsiteLeave us a VoicemailJoin the So Frickin' Healthy CommunityWatch us on YouTubeConnect with us on SubstackK, love you, byeeeeeChapters:00:00 Food Pyramid Setup01:21 Old US Pyramid Breakdown02:07 New US Pyramid Shift03:15 Swiss Pyramid Compared07:05 Fixing Guidelines and WrapMentioned in this episode:So Frickin' Healthy is a proud member of and produced by the SwissCast NetworkDiscover more great podcasts for English-speaking SwitzerlandSwissCast Network