Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2010

Less is more. This the underlying message is long-awaited, overdue 2010 dietary guidelines for Americans. We eat sugars and grains added too much in General and much sodium, solid fats, especially refined. Although the guidelines say that included not necessarily to gain weight within a calorie-controlled diet, the more of these we consume food, solid fats and sugar, the less is probably that we'll have room for more nutritious foods with enough vitamins, minerals and fiber.

The new guidelines stress the need for a balance of calories (calories in, calories out) to keep us to reach and maintain and healthy weight. Emphasize the need to eat more nutritious foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fat-free and low-fat dairy products, fish, lean meat and poultry, beans, nuts and seeds.

What the guidelines on fats? Note the guidelines that the fats we eat is important influence on the risk of cardiovascular disease than the total amount of fat we consume. The guidelines relate to solid fats, which mean not just saturated fats from animal and plant sources, but other fats including Hydrogenated fat, lard, shortening, and every other kind of fat that is solid at room temperature, including milk fat). Recognised in the case of saturated fat that the body needs saturated fat for certain important functions, it makes enough to those needs to meet. The guidelines explain that we "no dietary requirements for saturated fatty acids". The recommendation is that we consume less than 10% of calories from saturated fats and replace with polyunsaturated fatty acids reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. It also States that the saturated fats to seven percent can further reduce the risk to reduce calories.

You can read the full report here: Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2010, and find out what the Government for reducing our intake of salt, and added sugars recommends. In the next revised Food pyramid and other tools expect months designed to make better decisions. The question is will really change the manner we eat?

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