Food pyramid faces scrutiny as Ben Carson reveals why Americans don't have to eat meat

The caller nutrient pyramid has been flipped connected its head, with HHS officials releasing guidance that prioritizes meat, dairy and vegetables and pushes full grains to the bottom.

Dr. Ben Carson, USDA's nationalist advisor for nutrition, wellness and housing, told Fox News Digital that dietary guidelines were archetypal projected successful 1980 to pass Americans astir steadfast eating.

"[The purpose] was to amended the populace astir nutrient-rich foods … the things that are adjuvant to you, the things that are harmful to you. Over the people of time, [we have] deviated from those goals," Carson said during an on-camera interview. "And [we] started rubber-stamping each of these highly processed foods, these speedy things. It has not been bully for us."

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"You are what you eat," Carson said, sharing that Americans should look astatine their bodies similar high-performance vehicles.

"You're going to enactment premium gasoline successful it, due to the fact that you privation premium performance," helium said. "If you determine to dilute it, it’s not going to spell arsenic acold oregon arsenic fast."

Dr. Ben Carson, USDA's nationalist advisor for nutrition, wellness and lodging (left), told Fox News Digital that dietary guidelines were archetypal projected successful 1980 to pass Americans astir steadfast eating. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Carson besides utilized the car-fueling illustration to code those who assertion that eating steadfast foods is excessively expensive.

"Maybe the premium gasoline costs a small spot more, but however overmuch does it outgo down the roadworthy erstwhile you person to regenerate the engine, erstwhile you haven't enactment the close things into it?" helium asked. "So we're truly trying to bring immoderate logic and communal consciousness back."

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The caller guidelines beforehand protein, dairy and steadfast fats, recommending a regular macromolecule people of astir 0.54-0.73 grams per lb of assemblage weight.

The caller guidelines beforehand protein, dairy and steadfast fats. (realfood.gov)

About 16 to 20 cardinal people, oregon 4% to 6% of Americans, place arsenic vegetarians and vegans who devour lone plant-based foods, according to the Vegetarian Resource Group.

Carson admitted that helium "seldom" eats nutrient and sees himself arsenic "reasonably healthy."

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The nutrition advisor pointed to "blue zones," which are regions with exceptionally long-lived populations known for a absorption connected plant-based diets. 

"Some radical say, you spot these skinny radical due to the fact that they're vegetarians. Have you ever seen a skinny elephant? You cognize they're vegetarian," said Carson.

About 16 to 20 cardinal people, oregon 4% to 6% of Americans, place arsenic vegetarians and vegans who devour lone plant-based foods, according to the Vegetarian Resource Group. (iStock)

While the updated dietary guidelines stress whole, nutrient-dense foods, Carson cautioned against relying solely connected GLP-1s similar Ozempic for value loss.

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"All these artificial methods don't past a precise agelong time. You person to support taking them, and they're expensive," helium said.

About 1 successful 8 American adults, astir 12%, person utilized GLP-1 drugs for obesity and diabetes, with astir 6% presently taking them arsenic they emergence successful popularity, arsenic Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

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"It's not conscionable a substance of what you eat. It's a substance of however galore calories you burn," Carson added. "If you person much calories going retired than you're taking in, you're going to suffer weight."