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AGE IN YEARS SOURCES OF ADDED SUGARS FOR U.S. POPULATION AGES 2 AND UP: MALE FEMALE SEE DIET, PAGE A-5 By David Templeton Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Eating beef among recommendations Nutritionists stew over new diet guidelines With the introduction to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans topped with a photo- graph of a cooked egg and a piece of meat, it was a safe bet that nu- tritionists would grill the U.S. Department of Agriculture about its recommendations. So turn up the heat. “I won’t mince words: In my opinion, the 2015 Dietary Guide- lines for Americans are a national embarrassment,” said David L. Katz, a Yale University nutritionist and founder of the True Health Ini- tiative. “They are a betrayal of the diligent work of nutrition scien- tists, and a willful sacrifice of pub- lic health on the altar of profit for well-organized special interests. This is a sad day for nutrition pol- icy in America. It is a sad day for public health. It is a day of shame.” Dr. Katz said recommendations from the Dietary Guideline Advi- sory Committee report in Febru- ary called for sustainable food sources, with plant foods pre- ferred over animal-based foods that have an exponentially larger impact on climate change. But Congress edited that from the new guidelines, which also recom- mend consumption of beef, other meats, dairy and eggs, most of Scores killed in Libya; IS eyed Explosives demolish police training center SEE LIBYA, PAGE A-4 By Ghaith Shennib and Caroline Alexander Bloomberg News Violence in Libya deepened as a bombing at a police training center in a coastal city killed at least 50 re- cruits. At least 200 people were in- jured in the blast — some seriously — raising the possibility the death toll could rise. Hours after the blast, rescue crews at the scene were still going through the wreckage, said a hos- pital spokesman, Moamar Kaddi, adding to fears that there might be dozens more dead. The attack in Zliten was “mas- sive,” according to Said Muftah al- Himady, head of the local council, adding that given the enormity of the explosion a van or truck was probably used to carry the explo- sives. While there has been no claim of responsibility, Al-Jazeera said it was likely carried out by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group, whose presence in Libya has steadily grown since the coun- try fractured between two rival ad- ministrations in the summer of 2014. IS has been trying to gain a foot- hold in Zliten, spreading westward from its central stronghold in the city of Sirte along the North African country’s Mediterranean coast. If the group was behind the Donations of organs set records in some areas Levels had been stagnant for years SEE DONORS, PAGE A-2 By Joe Smydo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Parts of the country had record levels of organ donation last year, raising hope that a national trans- plant system with growing wai ing lists is moving beyond th stagnant donation levels of th past decade. The Gift of Life Donor Program, covering Eastern Pennsylvania and parts of New Jersey and Dela- ware, announced Thursday that it recovered organs from 483 donors, the most ever by one of the tion’s 58 organ procurement orga- nizations. Gift of Life also held the previous national record, which it set with 447 donors in each of th previous two years. The United Network for Organ Sharing, the nonprofit that oper ates the transplant system, ha not yet released the final nation wide donor number for 2015. How- ever, data from Jan. 1 throug Oct. 31 suggest that the syste was on pace for a milestone, partly because Gift of Life was one of sev- eral big organ procurement orga nizations with record numbers. Howard M. Nathan, presiden and CEO of Gift of Life, estimate that the national total will be “a lit- tle over 9,000,” up from 8,596 in 2014 A soldier’s final service touches many SEE WHALEN, PAGE A-3 Matt Whalen By Andrew Goldstein Pittsburgh Post-Gazette With a Terrible Towel on the gurney next to one side of his head and a patch from the Army on the other, Matthew Whalen was wheeled out of his Texas hospi- tal room and into the hall af- ter he was taken off life support. As the hospi- tal staffers rolled the combat vet- eran out of the small room and around a corner, they entered a brightly lit hallway lined on each side by members of the military and medical staff, all standing at attention, waiting for him to go past. “The staff here ... wanted to do something to honor this fallen vet- eran,” said Pam Percival, a spokes- woman for Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth. A video of the special ceremony, OREGON OCCUPATION Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Dwayne Ehmer carries an American flag Thursday as he rides his horse on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. An armed anti-government group continues to occupy the refuge’s headquarters in protest of the jailing of two ranchers for arson. For the full story, go to post-gazette.com Lack of retailers seen as a weakness Downtown SEE RETAIL, PAGE A-8 By Mark Belko Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Years ago, Tom Murphy and Arthur Ziegler battled tooth and nail over their respective visions for redeveloping the Fifth and Forbes corridor Downtown. But these days, the two antagonists agree on one thing: the need for more retail in the city’s core. Although Downtown has been teeming with new restaurants, residences, offices and hotels the past few years, the missing ingre- dient remains retail, said Mr. Murphy, the former mayor whose $522 million plan to revi- talize Fifth and Forbes avenues collapsed when Nordstrom bailed out. He’ll get no argument from Mr. Ziegler, the Pittsburgh His- tory and Landmarks Foundation president who has spent much of the past decade renovating old buildings Downtown and adding retail and residential. “If you live Downtown, you don’t want to have to leave Downtown to do your shopping,” MOLD and ODOR ...may have turned your home into a SICK HOME.” Don’t take a chance... protect your family’s health! 866-369-7348 www.bactronix.xom Call for a FREE Home Evaluation! The experts at Bactronix will test your home before and after treatment to prove we are the best. And in addition, Bactronix beats anyone’s pricing and exceeds everyone’s quality.

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Page 1: Nutritionists stew over new of organs set AVERAGE ...old.post-gazette.com/images5/friday.pdf$1.50 229 YEARS OF SERVICE FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 VOL. 89, NO. 161, 1/8/16 FINAL. Bridge

$1.50 229 YEARS OF SERVICE FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2016 VOL. 89, NO. 161, 1/8/16 FINAL .

Bridge ....................Business ................Classified ...............Comics ..................Crosswords ............Editorials ................

D-6C-1C-3D-4D-6A-6

Horoscope ............Local News ...........Lottery ...................Magazine ..............Movies ..................Obituaries ..............

D-6B-1B-2D-1D-3B-3

Tony Norman .........Tuned In ................Perspectives .........Scoreboard ...........Sports ...................Television ..............

A-2D-1A-7E-7E-1D-5

WeatherCloudy with some rain.Daytime high, 42;tonight’s low, 37.Page B-6

Online todaySign up for our Monday-Friday afternoonnewsletter at post-gazette.com/pgfeed

BUSINESS, C-1

POSSIBLE TUITION REFUNDSAFTER MEDICAL LEAVE

A BRUTALBEAUTYMAGAZINE, D-1

HALL OF FAMEFINALISTSSPORTS, E-1

Source: Department of Health and Human Services The Associated Press

Curbing America’s sugar appetite New U.S. dietary guidelines recommend limiting intake of added sugars to no more than 10 percent of total calories.

AVERAGE ADDED SUGAR INTAKE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DIET:

0

5

10

15

20 percent

'71+51-7031-5019-3014-189-134-81-3

Recommended maximum: 10%

11 11

15 1517 17 17 17

15 1613 14

12 12 12 12

BEVERAGES 47%* SNACKS/SWEETS 31

GRAINS 8

MIXED DISHES 6

DAIRY 4

CONDIMENTS, SPREADS, GRAVIES, DRESSINGS 2

FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, VEGETABLES 2

*Includes soft drinks (25%), fruit drinks (11%), coffee and tea (7%) sport/ energy drinks (3%) and alcoholic beverages (1%). Does not include milk or 100% fruit juice.

AGE IN YEARS

SOURCES OF ADDED SUGARS FOR U.S. POPULATION AGES 2 AND UP:

MALE FEMALE

SEE DIET, PAGE A-5

By David TempletonPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Eating beef among recommendations

Nutritionistsstew over newdiet guidelines

With the introduction to the2015 Dietary Guidelines forAmericans topped with a photo-graph of a cooked egg and a pieceof meat, it was a safe bet that nu-tritionists would grill the U.S.Department of Agriculture aboutits recommendations. So turn upthe heat.

“I won’t mince words: In myopinion, the 2015 Dietary Guide-lines for Americans are a national

embarrassment,” said David L.Katz, a Yale University nutritionistand founder of the True Health Ini-tiative. “They are a betrayal of thediligent work of nutrition scien-tists, and a willful sacrifice of pub-lic health on the altar of profit forwell-organized special interests.This is a sad day for nutrition pol-icy in America. It is a sad day forpublic health. It is a day of shame.”

Dr. Katz said recommendationsfrom the Dietary Guideline Advi-sory Committee report in Febru-ary called for sustainable food

sources, with plant foods pre-ferred over animal-based foodsthat have an exponentially largerimpact on climate change. ButCongress edited that from the new

guidelines, which also recom-mend consumption of beef, othermeats, dairy and eggs, most of

Scoreskilledin Libya;IS eyedExplosives demolishpolice training center

SEE LIBYA, PAGE A-4

By Ghaith Shenniband Caroline Alexander

Bloomberg News

Violence in Libya deepened as abombing at a police training centerin a coastal city killed at least 50 re-cruits. At least 200 people were in-jured in the blast — some seriously— raising the possibility the deathtoll could rise.

Hours after the blast, rescuecrews at the scene were still goingthrough the wreckage, said a hos-pital spokesman, Moamar Kaddi,adding to fears that there might bedozens more dead.

The attack in Zliten was “mas-sive,” according to Said Muftah al-Himady, head of the local council,adding that given the enormity ofthe explosion a van or truck wasprobably used to carry the explo-sives. While there has been noclaim of responsibility, Al-Jazeerasaid it was likely carried out by alocal affiliate of the Islamic Stategroup, whose presence in Libyahas steadily grown since the coun-try fractured between two rival ad-ministrations in the summer of2014.

IS has been trying to gain a foot-hold in Zliten, spreading westwardfrom its central stronghold in thecity of Sirte along the NorthAfrican country’s Mediterraneancoast.

If the group was behind the

Donationsof organs setrecords insome areasLevels had beenstagnant for years

SEE DONORS, PAGE A-2

By Joe SmydoPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Parts of the country had recordlevels of organ donation last year,raising hope that a national trans-plant system with growing wait-ing lists is moving beyond thestagnant donation levels of thepast decade.

The Gift of Life Donor Program,covering Eastern Pennsylvaniaand parts of New Jersey and Dela-ware, announced Thursday that itrecovered organs from 483 donors,the most ever by one of the na-tion’s 58 organ procurement orga-nizations. Gift of Life also held theprevious national record, which itset with 447 donors in each of theprevious two years.

The United Network for OrganSharing, the nonprofit that oper-ates the transplant system, hasnot yet released the final nation-wide donor number for 2015. How-ever, data from Jan. 1 throughOct. 31 suggest that the systemwas on pace for a milestone, partlybecause Gift of Life was one of sev-eral big organ procurement orga-nizations with record numbers.

Howard M. Nathan, presidentand CEO of Gift of Life, estimatedthat the national total will be “a lit-tle over 9,000,” up from 8,596 in 2014

A soldier’sfinal service

touches many

SEE WHALEN, PAGE A-3

Matt Whalen

By Andrew GoldsteinPittsburgh Post-Gazette

With a Terrible Towel on thegurney next to one side of his headand a patch from the Army on theother, Matthew Whalen waswheeled out ofhis Texas hospi-tal room andinto the hall af-ter he was takenoff life support.

As the hospi-tal staffers rolledthe combat vet-eran out of thesmall room andaround a corner,they entered a brightly lit hallwaylined on each side by members ofthe military and medical staff, allstanding at attention, waiting forhim to go past.

“The staff here ... wanted to dosomething to honor this fallen vet-eran,” said Pam Percival, a spokes-woman for Plaza Medical Center inFort Worth.

A video of the special ceremony,

OREGON OCCUPATION

Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesDwayne Ehmer carries an American flag Thursday as he rides his horse on the MalheurNational Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. An armed anti-government group continues tooccupy the refuge’s headquarters in protest of the jailing of two ranchers for arson. For the fullstory, go to post-gazette.com

Lack of retailers seen as a weakness Downtown

SEE RETAIL, PAGE A-8

By Mark BelkoPittsburgh Post-Gazette

Years ago, Tom Murphy andArthur Ziegler battled tooth andnail over their respective visionsfor redeveloping the Fifth andForbes corridor Downtown. Butthese days, the two antagonistsagree on one thing: the need formore retail in the city’s core.

Although Downtown has beenteeming with new restaurants,residences, offices and hotels thepast few years, the missing ingre-dient remains retail, said Mr.Murphy, the former mayorwhose $522 million plan to revi-talize Fifth and Forbes avenuescollapsed when Nordstrombailed out.

He’ll get no argument from

Mr. Ziegler, the Pittsburgh His-tory and Landmarks Foundationpresident who has spent much ofthe past decade renovating oldbuildings Downtown and addingretail and residential.

“If you live Downtown, youdon’t want to have to leaveDowntown to do your shopping,”

MOLD and ODOR...may have turned your home into a

“SICK HOME.”Don’t take a chance...

protect your family’s health!

866-369-7348www.bactronix.xom

Call for aFREE

Home Evaluation!

The experts at

Bactronix will test

your home before and

after treatment to

prove we are the best.

And in addition, Bactronixbeats anyone’s pricing andexceeds everyone’s quality.