New dietary guidelines to be released Thursday by the federal government will not recommend people reduce the amount of red meat they consume—as was proposed by experts—but will call for drastic reductions in sugar.

The new guidelines recommend that sugar make up no more than 10 percent of calories in a person's daily diet, NPR reported. For most Americans to meet that requirement, they will need to limit sugar consumption to 10 teaspoons a day—less than half the 22 teaspoons a day most people now eat.

The sugar industry's main trade group, The Sugar Association, didn't issue a direct response to the unveiling of the new guidelines. It instead issued a statement questioning the legality of the scientific advisory panel that recommended the changes by citing a paper from a conservative think tank, The Washington Legal Foundation, that raised that same question. http://bit.ly/22N9Khp

The North American Meat Institute was much happier with the final results. The scientific panel had advised the new guidelines recommend that Americans cut back on the amount of red and processed meats. The meat industry applied political pressure, and the suggestion was left out of the final version.

"The Dietary Guidelines confirm that a variety of dietary patterns can be followed to achieve a healthy eating pattern," Meat Institute CEO Barry Carpenter said. "Consumers who choose to eat meat and poultry, as 95 percent of Americans do, can continue to enjoy our products as they have in the past." http://n.pr/1OPg5oj

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