Question

What is the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? Which instrument assesses how Americans adhere to the DGs?

Answer 1

Ans) Dietary Guidelines for Americans:

Recommendation found in Dietary Guidelines for Americans-

- Follow a lifestyle that enables one to achieve a healthy weight.
- Burn more calories than one consumes.

- The main purpose of the Dietary Guidelines is to inform the development of Federal food, nutrition, and health policies and programs.

- The Dietary Guidelines is a critical tool for professionals to help Americans make healthy choices in their daily lives to help prevent chronic disease and enjoy a healthy diet.

• It includes:

- Balance calorie intake with activity
- 2.5 cups of fruits/veggies daily
- Eat fruits more than fruit juices
- Eat variety of veggies/proteins
- Use whole grains
- Stick to low/no fat dairy products
- Consumption of oils with no fats

- This dietary guidelines provides science-based advice for ages 2 years and older including those at increased risk of chronic disease.

• Target audience:
- Policymakers

- Nutrition educators

- Health professionals

• Produced by:
-USDA and HHS

-updated every 5 years

• Americans adhere to the dietary guidelines by:

1- Balancing calories to manage weight
2- Food components to reduce:

- trans fat
- solid fats and added sugar
- sugar-sweetened beverages
- foods with refined grains
- 1-2 drinks of alcohol

3- Foods and food components to increase:

- Vegtables fruits whole grains milk seafood in place of some meat oils potassium fiber calcium vitamin d

4- Building healthy eating patterns:

-Vegetarian adaptations: -lacto-ovo and vegan.

• Changes for 2010 dietary guidelines:
-Two food groups renamed:
-"Meat & Beans" became "Protein Foods"
-"Milk" became "Dairy Products" (fortified soy milk included)

-Milk for 4- to 8-year-olds increased by ½ cup per day

-At least 8 oz per week of seafood for adults (3-6oz children)

-Vegetable subgroups:
-amounts revised
-"Orange" revised to "Red and Orange