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4 Overview of Health and Diet in America
4 Overview of Health and Diet in America
Pages 41-50
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Today it is more often associated with excess, particularly excesses in calories, saturated fats, trans fats, added sugars, and sodium (DGAC, 2010)
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, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) referred to the non-essential or extra calories coming from solid fats (i.e., saturated and trans 2 Available online: http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/health_risks.htm (accessed July 8, 2010)
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. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommended that no more than 5 to 15 percent of total calories should be derived from SoFAS.
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. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee report noted that the role of dietary sugars in the obesity epidemic is controversial, with many opposing views and mixed results.
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. In addition, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee found strong and consistent evidence that dietary polyunsaturated fats are associated with improved blood lipids related to CVD, in particular when these fats replaced saturated and trans fats in the diet (DGAC, 2010)
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levels of the IOM and the recommendations of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for a daily sodium intake of less than 2,300 mg in the general population and less than 1,500 mg for higher-risk subpopulations; similarly it exceeds more recent recommendations from the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that most Americans should consume only 1,500 mg of sodium per day (IOM, 2005, 2010; DGAC, 2010)
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A review by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee 2010 reported insufficient intakes of vitamin D, calcium, potassium, and fiber among Americans (DGAC, 2010)
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Shortfall Food Groups The shortfall nutrients in the American diet are an indicator of low intake of certain food groups, namely fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and "fat free" or "low fat" milk and milk products. The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee examined data published by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)
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Two key findings from this review include: Finding 1: Obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers are the health risks affecting the greatest number of Americans that are also most strongly associated with diet. Finding 2: Americans consume too many calories, saturated fats, trans fats, and added sugars; too much sodium; and too little vitamin D, calcium, potassium, and fiber.
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2010. Food reformulations to reduce trans fatty acids.
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