Department of Nutrition Professor Teresa Fung was quoted in an article on Civil Eats, “Everything You Know About the Dietary Guidelines Is Wrong.” Fung was part of a committee of 20 experts who reviewed scientific evidence on topics related to diet and health for federal agencies. According to the article, “the committee completed 28 systematic reviews and reviewed almost 2,000 new scientific articles in addition to analyzing many other sources of data during that time.”
In the article, Fung weighed in on the health benefits of red meat vs. plant-based proteins, and definitions of ultra-processed foods.
“It does not mean that somebody cannot eat red meat at all,” Fung said. “But if you look at the science, the good science especially, what it is pointing towards is plant protein.”