New Dietary Guidelines Call for Less Sugar, Sodium

Women are advised to drink no more than one alcoholic drink per day, while men can have up to two.

And easy place to cut?

This year sugars and sweetened drinks have become enemy number one, much to the chagrin of the soft drink industry. This does not include naturally occurring sugars such as those in milk and fruits.

Glunz said it’s also important for the goals in the guidelines to be achievable, which is one of the reasons why she thinks the sodium intake was not reduced from the 2010 guidelines.

The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans also advise people older than 14 years of age to consume less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. Instead, they urge consumers to continue to be aware of sources of added sodium, such as canned soup and sauces. After a backlash from the meat industry and Congress, the administration ignored several suggestions from a February report by an advisory committee of doctors and nutrition experts. For example, the new guidelines remove a daily limit on dietary cholesterol. The guidelines are advocating for healthy eating patterns that depend on a person’s tastes, needs and budget. These guidelines act as a helpful reminder in achieving a balanced diet and a healthier lifestyle that will be far from disease. And the main message hasn’t changed much over time: Eat your fruits and vegetables.

At least half of grains consumed should be whole-grain.

Watch your sugar, use caution with the salt shaker, and limit those saturated fats. Already there are theories floating around for why, but the government’s recommendation is basically just “make it lean and don’t overdo it”.

“I think that nutrition is a moving target and that certainly things have been changing and some criticisms that have come out from dietary guidelines are due to the expectation that we’re supposed to know everything and we don’t”.

The updated recommendations also remove the limit on dietary cholesterol. The average American consumes 3,400 milligrams of salt per day, “an excessive amount”, SF Gate reports, “that raises blood pressure and poses health risks”. The first in five years has good news for Americans s now they can enjoy their eggs and coffee without any guilt. Burwell noted there is extremely strong evidence that too much sugar has a direct relationship to risky conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and weight gain.

Still, egg lovers aren’t completely off the hook. University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health’s Dr. Laura Jana is a pediatrician and says these new guidelines are created to help the public make informed choices about their diets.

Eat less sugar. That’s not exactly new advice, but new specific guidelines were released by the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday. The new report revealed excess sugar and salt are contributing to American obesity and chronic disease.