Mushmouth
05-13-2018, 03:15 PM
Policy expert explains that yes, food can be racist
the government-issued food pyramid and related dietary guidelines have overlooked and misserved the country’s minorities through a series of decisions fairly subtle to the casual observer, but with a significant impact nonetheless. The premise is simple: with an absence of minority voices involved in the process, their dietary needs have been ignored in favor of recommendations that mostly benefit the white majority of the population.
http://www.ithaca.com/news/policy-expert-explains-that-yes-food-can-be-racist/article_9612ae1a-539c-11e8-9733-773e398cfb16.html
the government-issued food pyramid and related dietary guidelines have overlooked and misserved the country’s minorities through a series of decisions fairly subtle to the casual observer, but with a significant impact nonetheless. The premise is simple: with an absence of minority voices involved in the process, their dietary needs have been ignored in favor of recommendations that mostly benefit the white majority of the population.
http://www.ithaca.com/news/policy-expert-explains-that-yes-food-can-be-racist/article_9612ae1a-539c-11e8-9733-773e398cfb16.html