The politics behind Canada’s Food Guide
For the past 75 years, Canada’s Food Guide has been less about evidence-based policy and more shaped by the undertones of politics.
Elizabeth Palmieri is the senior video producer for Maclean’s. She writes, edits, and produces video series on politics, current affairs, and education, with the occasional turtle story.
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