Major food brand adopts WHO diet
Food giant PepsiCo announced this month it will begin adopting the World Health Organization’s dietary guidelines when manufacturing its products.
By 2030 the corporation plans to reduce the sodium in 75% of its convenience foods portfolio, in keeping with the WHO’s recommendation to keep daily sodium intakes below two grams. PepsiCo will begin by reducing the sodium level in Lay’s Classic Potato Chips by 15%, resulting in 140 mg of sodium per 28g.
Also by 2030, the company has pledged to distribute 140 billion portions of “diverse ingredients” annually. These include legumes, whole grains, plant-based proteins, fruits and vegetables, and nuts and seeds. Each portion will contain 10% of the daily recommended intake for diverse ingredients.
Notably, PepsiCo does not include in its agricultural goals any plans to reduce pesticide use which continues to harm consumers.
These decisions are part of the PepsiCo Positive (pep+) initiative, which aims to incorporate globalist ideologies such as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the company’s business.
A diet of legumes, whole grains, plant-based proteins, fruits and vegetables, and nuts and seeds is also known as the Planetary Health Diet, a globalist meal plan prescribed by organizations such as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), the WHO and its parent organization the United Nations. The main purpose of the diet is to limit dairy and meat consumption and replace them with plant-based proteins.
The Planetary Health Diet has also been adopted by the C40, a George Soros-funded conglomerate of nearly 100 global mayors who have pledged to transform their cities to meet the World Health Organization’s Air Quality Guidelines. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a member of the C40, has already begun to implement the diet.
If other food giants follow the WHO’s guidelines, consumers will have little choice but to consume the plant-based diet prescribed.
But experts have been calling on authorities to retract their recommendations for a plant-based diet, which they say is less nutritious than animal proteins.
A June study from Purdue University found that ounce-equivalent (oz-eq) protein from animals offers more essential amino acid (EEA) bioavailability than plant-based protein. EEA bioavailability refers to how well the body absorbs and processes essential amino acids.
Researchers conducted a randomized controlled crossover and investigator-blind study of 30 young adults and 25 older adults. Each participant took part in four 300-minute trials, two of which consisted of two oz-eq portions of unprocessed lean pork loin and scrambled whole eggs. The other two trials consisted of two oz-eq portions of black beans and raw sliced almonds.
Based on blood samples taken throughout each trial, the researchers found higher EEA bioavailability for the animal protein group in both young and older adults.
“Consistent with our hypotheses, consuming a meal with two oz-eq of unprocessed lean pork or whole eggs resulted in greater postprandial EAA bioavailability compared to a meal with two oz-eq of black beans or raw sliced almonds,” wrote the study’s authors.
