Dietary Guidelines:
The Dietary Guidelines are a tool to help people stay informed about food and nutrition, and should help people make better choices when it comes to what they eat. People who make an effort to eat better can do this by following these guidelines. These guidelines are based on the age and sex of the person, and can tell them exactly what they should be consuming each day and how to keep their diet balanced. According to the USDA, " Factors such as age, gender, income, race/ethnicity, genetics, and the pres-ence of a disability can all influence an individual’s and/or family’s food intake and physical activity patterns." (USDA.org, 2012)" These things are even taught in schools so that everyone knows that whole grains, dairy, vegetables and fruits should always be a part of our meal. Foods like fats, sugars, and sodium should be eaten in very small quantities. It is a lot easier today that it was years ago because we can just go online and view these guidelines; we know exactly what is good and what is bad. It is our job to put fourth this effort so that our bodies can work at full efficiency, and so that we decrease our risk for disease.
32 percent of children and teenagers are either obese or overweight, which is not good for our people. You would think children would stay active, and be fed well but this is not the case. Parents need to keep their child's needs in mind and be sure to feed them more fruits and vegetables. They also need to promote activity and send them outside to play, rather than let them sit inside and play video games.
The things that are reccomended are for people to exersize on a regular basis, and have a balanced nutritious diet. They reccomend that people eat more fruits and vegetables, and that we eat less foods that are high in calories, and consume less alcohol. These thing will help us decrease our
USDA.gov retreived on September 16, 2012.
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