Food Compass stimulating junk food

The Food Compass, unveiled in 2021, claims to be a science-based tool to rank the healthfulness of foods, but actually promotes ultraprocessed junk
 

Its lead author, Dariush Mozaffarian, dean of the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, has close ties to the Rockefeller Foundation and the World Economic Forum (WEF), while Tufts receives funding from junk food corporations
 

Independent journalist Nina Teicholz has illustrated the shortcomings in the Food Compass, showing how even potato chips, corn chips and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups score higher than eggs, cheese and ground beef

A critique of the Food Compass proposed that its algorithm produces “results that fail to discriminate for common shortfall nutrients, exaggerate the risks associated with animal-source foods, and underestimate the risks associated with ultraprocessed foods”
 

The Food Compass’ emphasis on ultraprocessed junk continues with a clear favor for fake food over real food

Read the full analysis by Dr. Mercola
 

 
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