dietary

Our gut bacteria breaks down that dietary lysine into pipecolic acid, and lysine may also be converted to pipecolic acid by an enzyme already present in the human body.

“Well, in Denmark, I’d say follow the Danish food-based dietary guidelines. Those guidelines say eat less meat, avoid soft drinks, and drink water instead.”

A smarter classification system — one that accounts for processing, formulation and nutrition — could help public health officials provide more accurate dietary guidance.

Studies that link front-of-package labels to dietary intake and health outcomes could provide a comprehensive view of their effectiveness in achieving public health goals.

Unsurprisingly, those purchases reflect what we're eating: Americans at all income levels have diets that don't satisfy federal dietary guidelines.