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The guidelines are up at https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/ https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/ Guidelines: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/fil

The guidelines are up at https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/ https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/ Guidelines: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/Dietary_Guidelines_for_Americans_2020-2025.pdf https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-1... The entire thing is a 164 page PDF, there's also a much shorter executive summary: https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-12/DGA_2020-2025_ExecutiveSummary_English.pdf https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/sites/default/files/2020-1...

jtsiskin 6y ago
Here’s the bullet points: Eat these: • Vegetables of all types—dark green; red and orange; beans, peas, and lentils; starchy; and other vegetables • Fruits, especially whole fruit • Grains, at least half of which are whole grain • Dairy, including fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese, and/or lactose-free versions and fortified soy beverages and yogurt as alternatives • Protein foods, including lean meats, poultry, and eggs; seafood; beans, peas, and lentils; and nuts, seeds, and soy products • Oils, including vegetable oils and oils in food, such as seafood and nuts Don’t eat these: • Added sugars—Less than 10 percent of calories per day starting at age 2. Avoid foods and beverages with added sugars for those younger than age 2. • Saturated fat—Less than 10 percent of calories per day starting at age 2. • Sodium—Less than 2,300 milligrams per day—and even less for children younger than age 14. • Alcoholic beverages—Adults of legal drinking age can choose not to drink, or to drink in moderation by limiting intake to 2 drinks or less in a day for men and 1 drink or less in a day for women, when alcohol is consumed. Drinking less is better for health than drinking more. There are some adults who should not drink alcohol, such as women who are pregnant.
- watwut 6y ago
  How does that square with title of the post?
  - rantwasp 6y ago
    title says cut as in reduce. guessing that was already what was recommended
  - chlodwig 6y ago
    From the first two paragraphs of the article: "The federal government on Tuesday issued new dietary guidelines that keep current allowances for sugar and alcohol consumption unchanged, rejecting recommendations by its scientific advisory committee to make significant cuts. The scientific committee, which was composed of 20 academics and doctors, had recommended cutting the limit for added sugars in the diet to 6% of daily calories from 10% in the current guidelines, citing rising rates of obesity and the link between obesity and health problems like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer."
- hyperpl 6y ago
  Why still fat free dairy or processed-to-be-fat-free anything for that matter?
  - bobthepanda 6y ago
    We know that some fats are good for you, but saturated fats are still linked to high cholesterol.
    - slowhand09 6y ago
      And high cholesterol isn't necessarily harmful. I've had it for 20+years. I've also had calcium-scoring tests showing no buildup in my coronary arteries. Also, differentiate HDL from LDL...
      - bobthepanda 6y ago
        saturated fats are linked to higher LDL, which is why trying to reduce it or eating in moderation is still recommended.
    - jjeaff 6y ago
      Do we know it because of 50 years of studies funded by the sugar industry that tried to pin the blame on saturated fats? https://promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-academia-politicians/ https://promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-academi...

jtsiskin 6y ago

Here’s the bullet points: Eat these: • Vegetables of all types—dark green; red and orange; beans, peas, and lentils; starchy; and other vegetables • Fruits, especially whole fruit • Grains, at least half of which are whole grain • Dairy, including fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese, and/or lactose-free versions and fortified soy beverages and yogurt as alternatives • Protein foods, including lean meats, poultry, and eggs; seafood; beans, peas, and lentils; and nuts, seeds, and soy products • Oils, including vegetable oils and oils in food, such as seafood and nuts Don’t eat these: • Added sugars—Less than 10 percent of calories per day starting at age 2. Avoid foods and beverages with added sugars for those younger than age 2. • Saturated fat—Less than 10 percent of calories per day starting at age 2. • Sodium—Less than 2,300 milligrams per day—and even less for children younger than age 14. • Alcoholic beverages—Adults of legal drinking age can choose not to drink, or to drink in moderation by limiting intake to 2 drinks or less in a day for men and 1 drink or less in a day for women, when alcohol is consumed. Drinking less is better for health than drinking more. There are some adults who should not drink alcohol, such as women who are pregnant.

watwut 6y ago
How does that square with title of the post?
- rantwasp 6y ago
  title says cut as in reduce. guessing that was already what was recommended
- chlodwig 6y ago
  From the first two paragraphs of the article: "The federal government on Tuesday issued new dietary guidelines that keep current allowances for sugar and alcohol consumption unchanged, rejecting recommendations by its scientific advisory committee to make significant cuts. The scientific committee, which was composed of 20 academics and doctors, had recommended cutting the limit for added sugars in the diet to 6% of daily calories from 10% in the current guidelines, citing rising rates of obesity and the link between obesity and health problems like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer."
hyperpl 6y ago
Why still fat free dairy or processed-to-be-fat-free anything for that matter?
- bobthepanda 6y ago
  We know that some fats are good for you, but saturated fats are still linked to high cholesterol.
  - slowhand09 6y ago
    And high cholesterol isn't necessarily harmful. I've had it for 20+years. I've also had calcium-scoring tests showing no buildup in my coronary arteries. Also, differentiate HDL from LDL...
    - bobthepanda 6y ago
      saturated fats are linked to higher LDL, which is why trying to reduce it or eating in moderation is still recommended.
  - jjeaff 6y ago
    Do we know it because of 50 years of studies funded by the sugar industry that tried to pin the blame on saturated fats? https://promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-academia-politicians/ https://promarket.org/2016/09/19/sugar-industry-buys-academi...