diet guidelines
All entries tagged with diet guidelines99.2% of Brits Do Not Eat a Healthy Diet

I suppose we could look on the bright side here; well over 400,000 Brits eat exceptionally well!
These rather unflattering findings are the result of a wide-ranging investigation for the Food Standards Agency's National Diet and Nutrition Survey. The results are based on 5 dietary targets set out by the World Health Organization. Let's look at what criteria they tracked and try and make some sense of it.
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Stop Fighting: Commonalities of Diet and Exercise
The world of nutrition and exercise is one of decided polarity. My battle cry for the day is this: Can't we all just get along?
Instead of focusing on the divergence of opinion, let's try and cut some common threads when it comes to diet and exercise and see where we all agree... And then we can debate about those!
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What Does a Healthy Diet Consist Of?
A survey undertaken by the British Food Standards Agency highlights how confused consumers are when it comes to a "healthy" diet.
That's because of the constant debate over exactly what constitutes healthy.
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How To Find Healthier Pasta

WebMD have compared various brands of pasta - in particular those that use whole wheat and have a higher fiber content.
Whole wheat pastas are made from durum wheat. Durum is the second-most widely cultivated wheat species (after common wheat). The whole-wheat pastas tend to have a higher protein content (7g to 10g per 2 ounce dry serving).
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Eating Healthy: Government Style
Conventional state-sponsored nutrition guidelines have failed us. So what now?
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American Heart Association: New Guidelines
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued new diet guidelines.
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Diet Trends: The Year in Brief
USA Today chewed over the last year in the world of diets. Here are some highlights according to Diet-Blog:
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MyPyramid: What the USDA Won’t Tell You
If a brief perusal of MyPyramid (the USDA's new dietary recommendations) leaves you with a nagging sense of bewilderment - there may be some very good reasons why.
The following article (reprinted in entirety) highlights some peculiar anomalies in the food guidelines. Whether you concur or not - here is some real food for thought...
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The New Food Pyramid: MyPyramid
It's finally been released - the new USDA food guidelines:
The U.S. Agriculture Department updated its well-known Food Guide Pyramid with a triangular symbol that emphasizes exercise and urges consumers to use an Internet site to design a personalized plan for healthy eating.
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Food Pyramid: It's Time To Say Good Riddance
The US Govt has announced new nutritional guidelines that will supercede the current carb-heavy food pyramid. According to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson: "Do you want to look better? Yes. Do you want to feel better? Yes," Thompson said. "You lower your calorie intake, you lower your fats, your carbs. You eat more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains and you exercise.
Du-uh - I wonder how much taxpayers money went into that astounding discovery?
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Six Guidelines for Safe Dieting During Lactation
Recently, I've gotten a few requests for links to more good information about dieting while breastfeeding. My wife, our household's expert on breastfeeding, sent me this link:
Six guidelines for safe dieting during lactation: Wait until your baby is two months old before dieting Breastfeed without restriction Eat at least 1500-1800 calories per day Keep weight loss at less than 1.5 pounds per week Decrease the calories gradually Avoid quick-fix solutions
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Esther Blum, a New York City dietitian, has just come out with a nutritional guide which seems targeted towards a very particular audience: cosmo-drinking, party-going, "gorgeous gals," in their 20's and 30's.