The New Dietary Guidelines Released, the Good and the Not-So-Good

On my homepage, I reviewed the components of the much anticipated
publication of the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. These updated
Dietary Guidelines are released every five years to reflect the latest
nutritional and medical evidence set forth by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee (DGAC)’s Advisory Report. (You can read the summary and get a link to
full guidelines here.)

There were some very good points to the latest guidelines including a
“food as medicine” approach, a focus on overall dietary patterns versus
isolated nutrients, the ease of cholesterol guidelines, and the recommendation
to reduce sugar and excess sodium. (The …read more