"The standard four food groups are based on American agricultural lobbies. Why do we have a milk group? Because we have a National Dairy Council. Why do we have a meat group? Because we have an extremely powerful [meat lobby]."
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Reported in "Feeding Frenzy" by Laura Shapiro, in Newsweek (27 May 1991)
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