Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010

Potential Impacts of 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Will the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) 2010 (USDA, FDA 2011a) be any more effective at changing food consumption patterns and reducing obesity than the previous guidelines? If so, what impacts would there be on the U.S. agriculture sector, on trade, and on food processing and retailing? Beyond the issuance of guidelines and related promotional/educational activities, what changes in po...

Dietary guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid.

O ur diet provides energy and nutrients to fuel activity and support body functions. Body functions include growth, maintaining tissue health and fighting infections. The balance of nutrients and nonnutrients in our food choices can promote health and prevent disease or increase susceptibility to both systemic and oral diseases. Poor food choices leading to too little or too much energy intake,...

Development of the SoFAS (solid fats and added sugars) concept: the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The diets of most US children and adults are poor, as reflected by low diet quality scores, when compared with the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). Contributing to these low scores is that most Americans overconsume solid fats, which may contain saturated fatty acids and added sugars; although alcohol consumption was generally modest, it provided few nutrients. Th...

Statement on Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines--the best recipe for health?

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