comments to the 2005 dietary guidelines advisory committee submitted by weston a price foundation sally fallon president mary enig ph d vice and science advisor bill sanda director of public affairs january 16 2004 executive summary according usda study on nutrition major health issues are diet related solution illness can be found in real potential from improved is preventative that it may defer or modify development disease state these findings corroborated surgeon general c everett koop s 1988 report fifty years ago grocery stores stocked about 200 items seventy percent those were grown produced processed within 100 mile radius store today average supermarket carries 50 000 food more most foods highly refined which transported thousands miles their final destination americans spend over 90 dollars contain high levels sugars fructose corn syrup polyunsaturated oils trans fatty acids as well protein isolates reduction nutrients
