I don’t agree, diet and nutrition have become politicized, just like every other part of our daily lives. I think that most of it started with PETA and their campaign against swordfish. It took off from there. If you look carefully at almost every major scare campaign that is related to food, nutrition, chemicals, additives, etc, you will find a PETA link in the research.
The latest PETA campaign was the plastic softener scare. There is absolutely no proof that the plastic softeners were harmful, but they managed to get them removed from products and banned in some states.
food and politics ?
eat your peas
Sure it's become politicized, but that doesn't mean that health and nutrition answers will be found in the politics of any part of the political spectrum. The answers will be found in science over the years, and neither Rush nor anyone else has all the answers today.
Not only that, but we have the stupid Food Pyramid bs. Also, the American Dietetic Association (which recently changed its name to A.N.D.) has a PAC. A PAC!!!! If nutrition and health aren’t political, then why the need for a political action committee. Do you know how regulated long term care facilities are with respect to what they can serve? How many calories, etc, which are mandated by the government. And the same holds true for prisons, schools, hospitals, etc. And the campaign by the First Heifer against fast food, Happy Meals, etc.....