USDA's new Food Guide Pyramid shockingly removes recommendation that people should limit consumption of added sugars

Gee, could all this be because most of the panel members who made these decisions have financial ties to the very industries they're supposed to be regulating?

• An expert panel updating the government's dietary guidelines is recommending Americans watch their calories, exercise daily and eat more whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy.
• The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee released its recommendations Friday, consisting of nine one-sentence summary guidelines, supported by dozens of pages of explanation and detail.
• They are used as a template for the school lunch program and WIC, the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children.
• But with two-thirds of Americans overweight and the number of people battling Type 2 diabetes on the rise, some critics charged the panel had soft-pedaled the recommendations.
• Although the full report contains specific guidelines - such as recommendations to limit eggs, meat and dairy that contain fat to reduce cholesterol - some advocates said they were too nuanced for the general public to absorb.
• Dr. Cristina Beato, acting assistant secretary for health with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, defended the omission of sugar from the list, saying people need to distinguish between "good" sugars, such as those in nutrient-rich fruit, and nutrient-free sugars high in calories, such as sodas.
• Dr. Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, welcomed the proposal, saying earlier approaches that demonized all fats while casting all carbohydrates as beneficial was a public policy mistake unsupported by science.
• Critics noted seven members of the expert panel have financial ties with food industry groups that may have influenced the wording.
• Up to one drink a day for women, two for men.