The STAT+ article describes the challenges in creating new dietary guidelines in the US that led to a change in the food pyramid. It focuses on the development timeline where industry funded many of the studies used by the panel. The scientific panel faced pressure from overwhelming deadlines to finalize the guidelines. The process was marked by the opacity of science and the influence of industry on the selection of studies. These factors influenced the final form of the new recommendations. The article highlights the "outrageous" dynamics of the whole process.