Meeting the New 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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...

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.

Several grain dietary patterns are associated with better diet quality and improved shortfall nutrient intakes in US children and adolescents: a study focusing on the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

BACKGROUND The present study identified the most commonly consumed grain food patterns in US children and adolescents (2-18 years-old; N = 8,367) relative to those not consuming grains and compared diet quality and nutrient intakes, with focus on 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2015-2020 DGA) shortfall nutrients. METHODS Cluster analysis using data from the National Health and Nut...