Dr. Oz Showcases Federal Food Guidelines at 250th State Fair as Corn Dogs Clash With MAHA
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Dr. Oz Showcases Federal Food Guidelines at 250th State Fair as Corn Dogs Clash With MAHA
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 26
Summary
Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to stage a cooking demonstration at the Great American State Fair with chef Geoffrey Zakarian to promote the Trump administration’s new federal food guidelines.
Those guidelines urge Americans to eat “real food” — eggs, meat, milk, fruits, vegetables and whole grains — while steering them away from deep-fried and highly processed foods.
National Mall fairgrounds packed with cheesy fries, loaded nachos and bucket-size cookies underscore the gap between federal healthy-eating advice and the foods widely sold to visitors.
MAHA speakers are also using the fair to push broader food-policy themes; regenerative farmer Joel Salatin plans a talk on “food emancipation” that criticizes food-safety rules and backs small-farm sales such as raw milk.