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- Proposed Nutritional Guidelines Add Sustainability Issues, In Spite Of Republicans' Warnings; Eggs Get A Green Light
A new draft of the federal government's healthy eating guidelines recommends for the first time that Americans consider the "health of the planet along with the health of their hearts," Liz Szabo reports for USA Today. For the first time ever, the...
- Parents Can Help Teens Make Healthy Food Choices This Summer By Strategically Stocking The Pantry
A steady diet of junk food can be especially harmful to teens, who tend to experience a growth spurt during these years, and these poor nutritional choices as teens can affect their health in years to come, reports Newswise, a research-reporting...
- Poll: Only 23% Of Kentuckians Say They Eat Recommended Daily Portions Of Fruits And Vegetables; Cost And Location May Be Factors
Only 23 percent of Kentuckians eat the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables, and cost and accessibility of food may be factors, according to a recent statewide poll. Fruit and vegetable consumption can decrease a person's chance of...
- Plate Is Replacing Food Pyramid As Guide To A Balanced Diet
A segmented plate is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new icon for what to eat. It will replace the long-used food pyramid, which critics say is confusing. It makes clear a general consensus of nutrition experts about what amounts of what...
- Hello Dinner Plate, Goodbye Food Pyramid
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom If you?ve found earlier versions of the food pyramid confusing, you?re not alone. The federal government has spent about 3 years, and nearly $3 million dollars to develop a ?snapshot? for daily nutrition advice on healthy eating....
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Following advice to eat healthy is too expensive for many
Though the Department of Agriculture has recommended that most of a dinner plate should be filled with foods rich in potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium, a new study says adopting such a diet "would add hundreds more dollars to (Americans') grocery bill," reports Donna Gordon Blankinship of The Associated Press.
Adding more potassium to one's diet alone could add $380 per year to the average person's food costs, a paper published in professional journal Health Affairs found. Lead researcher Pablo Monsivais, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, objected to how healthy eating is marketed, with ads showing a plate of salmon with green, leafy veggies and rice pilaf. Many Americans cannot afford to eat that way, he said.
He added some government policies are helping to cut down on the cost of fruit and vegetables, but some policies create problems. A state policy in Washington makes it difficult to buy potatoes with food assistance coupons, despite the fact that eating potatoes is an inexpensive way to gain potassium.
The study was based on a random telephone survey of about 2,000 adults in a county in Washington. It was followed up by a printed questionnaire, to which 1,300 people responded. Hilary Seligman, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, found the results eye-opening. A lot of people assume the poor eat cheap food because it tastes good, but they would make better choices if they could afford to, she said. (Read more)
- Proposed Nutritional Guidelines Add Sustainability Issues, In Spite Of Republicans' Warnings; Eggs Get A Green Light
A new draft of the federal government's healthy eating guidelines recommends for the first time that Americans consider the "health of the planet along with the health of their hearts," Liz Szabo reports for USA Today. For the first time ever, the...
- Parents Can Help Teens Make Healthy Food Choices This Summer By Strategically Stocking The Pantry
A steady diet of junk food can be especially harmful to teens, who tend to experience a growth spurt during these years, and these poor nutritional choices as teens can affect their health in years to come, reports Newswise, a research-reporting...
- Poll: Only 23% Of Kentuckians Say They Eat Recommended Daily Portions Of Fruits And Vegetables; Cost And Location May Be Factors
Only 23 percent of Kentuckians eat the recommended daily portions of fruits and vegetables, and cost and accessibility of food may be factors, according to a recent statewide poll. Fruit and vegetable consumption can decrease a person's chance of...
- Plate Is Replacing Food Pyramid As Guide To A Balanced Diet
A segmented plate is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new icon for what to eat. It will replace the long-used food pyramid, which critics say is confusing. It makes clear a general consensus of nutrition experts about what amounts of what...
- Hello Dinner Plate, Goodbye Food Pyramid
by Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom If you?ve found earlier versions of the food pyramid confusing, you?re not alone. The federal government has spent about 3 years, and nearly $3 million dollars to develop a ?snapshot? for daily nutrition advice on healthy eating....