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Dietary Guidelines
Dietary Guidelines (Human Nutrition · Dietary, Behavioral, and Physical Activity Recommendations for Weight Management) — "The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Amer…
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- 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- They offer specific, evidence-based recommendations for dietary changes.
- Balancing calorie intake with physical activity supports weight management.
- Follow a healthy eating pattern within an appropriate calorie level.
- The eating pattern includes a variety of food groups.
- Vegetables from all subgroups, including dark green, red and orange, legumes, starchy, and other vegetables.
- Fruits, especially whole fruits, and grains, with at least half being whole grains.
- Fat-free or low-fat dairy, varied protein foods, and oils.
- A healthy eating pattern limits saturated fats, trans fats, added sugars, and sodium.
- The guidelines provide quantitative limits for components of public health concern.
- Added sugars should provide less than 10 percent of daily calories.
- Saturated fats should provide less than 10 percent of daily calories.
- Sodium intake should be less than 2,300 milligrams per day.
- If alcohol is consumed, it should be consumed in moderation.
- Moderation means up to one drink per day for women.
- Moderation means up to two drinks per day for men.
- Alcohol consumption applies only to adults of legal drinking age.