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title: "Grain and Sugar Lobbying"
description: "We found few instances of lobbying or other manipulation of the US food guide. There were only four plausible instances with no systemic pattern."
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published_at: "2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z"
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# Grain and Sugar Lobbying

> We found few instances of lobbying or other manipulation of the US food guide. There were only four plausible instances with no systemic pattern.

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## Claim — We found few instances of lobbying or other manipulation of the US food guide. There were only four plausible instances with no systemic pattern.

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> We found few instances of lobbying or other manipulation of the US food guide. There were only four plausible instances with no systemic pattern:

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> The American Bakers Association in 2015-2016.

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> The Sugar Association in 1989-1990, 1999-2000, and 2020.

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## Context, methodology, and limitations

We found few instances of lobbying or other manipulation of the US food guide. There were only four plausible instances with no systemic pattern:

The American Bakers Association in 2015-2016.

The Sugar Association in 1989-1990, 1999-2000, and 2020.

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