New US diet rule gets mixed response on social media

Americans are being encouraged to eat less sweets. AFP

NEW YORK: A new health guideline suggesting people should cut consumption of sugar while increasing intake of meat, coffee and cholesterol-heavy foods drew heated response on social media. 

Hashtag #DietaryGuidelines was among the top trending topics on Twitter after US government released a report late on Jan 8 suggesting people should keep their sugar and corn syrup intake to less than 10% of daily calorie consumption.