New Dietary Guidelines for Americans for 2011 from US Gov

pentafive
pentafive Posts: 22
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
The federal government unveiled new dietary guidelines Today that urge people to cut down on salt. People should also reduce their intake of calories from solid fats and added sugars and cut down on foods that contain refined grains, especially refined grain foods that contain solid fats, added sugars, and sodium, according to the guidelines.

More info at http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.htm

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  • christinemorgester
    christinemorgester Posts: 15
    Thanks for sharing!
  • LizardIsANerd
    LizardIsANerd Posts: 113
    Heh. Is any of this "news" to anyone on here? No?
    We have things figured out before the government!
  • cheangela
    cheangela Posts: 173
    They should just issue the statement "EAT MORE VEGETABLES"

    Just sayin'
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
    Heh. Is any of this "news" to anyone on here? No?
    We have things figured out before the government!

    I totally agree! But not everyone has picked up on what we know...and hey I didn't know until recently.

    I also agree with teh eat more veggie statement.
  • zscale
    zscale Posts: 2
    They should just issue the statement "EAT MORE VEGETABLES"

    Just sayin'

    Well said!
  • SKismet
    SKismet Posts: 137
    My goodness! How shocking! lol
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