Dietary goals

These results apparently support those in the previous study however, because dietary fiber was higher in the low fat diet than in the high fat diet, it is impossible to separate the effects of fat, fiber and possibly cholesterol. The alterations used in the low fat, controlled diet were essentially those recommended in the U.S. Dietary Goals/Guidelines while the moderately high fat, self-selected diets resembled usual American dietary intake patterns. 

Similar recommendations have been made in the USA (see Dietary Goals for the United States, a Report of the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, US Senate 1977). In addition to these, the UK Department of Health has issued guidelines for healthy eating. These are enjoy your food eat a variety of different foods eat the right amount for a healthy weight eat plenty of foods rich in... 

Senate Select Committee on Human Nutrition. Dietary goals for the United States, 2nd ed. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977. 

The initial step in treating hypertension may be nonpharmacologic. As discussed previously, sodium restriction may be effective treatment for many patients with mild hypertension. The average American diet contains about 200 mEq of sodium per day. A reasonable dietary goal in treating hypertension is 70-100 mEq of sodium per day, which can be achieved by not salting food... 

Dietary Goals for the United States, Second Edition," U.S. Senate Select Subcommittee on Nutrition and Human Needs, 1977. 

Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs, United States Senate. "Dietary Goals for the United States", Second Ed. U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, DC, 1977, pp. 39-41. 

New products that replace entire foods or macronutrients, such as fat replacers, must be evaluated both for their nutritional contribution and for their dietary impact. These foods may help some people reach needed dietary goals. In other cases, they introduce risks such as overconsumption and abuse, vitamin leaching or competition, and gastrointestinal problems. In some instances additives that were intended for use in microamounts are now being used in macroquantities. They may exceed the ADI and have effects that would make them unsafe at high levels of use. 

D) a reasonable dietary goal for the intake of a nutrient by a healthy individual. 

Also, Congress has become interested and involved in food and nutrition issues. Thus, there are more and more hearings dealing with nutrition topics. The dietary goals prepared by the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs indicate the tremendous impact which Congress can have on nutrition programs of this country. 

Dietary Goals are now fashionable and I was pleasantly encouraged to see that the McGovern Committee s report on Dietary Goals for the U. S. was not too far away from the sort of rationale upon which the health food idea is traditionally based. 

McGovern, G. (1977). Dietary Goals for the United States, U.S. Gov. Printing Office, Washington. 

McGovern, Senator G. (Chairman) (1977). Dietary goals for the United States, 2nd edition. Prepared by the staff of the Select Committee on nutrition and human needs. United States Senate. US Gov. Print. Office, Washington DC. 

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