Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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,...

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...

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

The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Adherence Index: development and application.

The sixth edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) was released in January 2005, with revised healthy eating recommendations for all adult Americans. We developed the 2005 Dietary Guidelines Adherence Index (DGAI) as a measure of adherence to the key dietary intake recommendations. Eleven index items assess adherence to energy-specific food intake recommendations, and 9 items asses...

DGAC Makes Food-Based Recommendations in the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. About one-half of the adults in the United States have at least one chronic disease (e.g., cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus) that could be prevented. Data indicate that a healthy diet and regular physical activity can reduce the risk of these diseases. The Dietary Guideline...