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Article: Dietary Guidelines: an effective tool for reducing the risk of chronic disease? (Scientific update: a review of recent scientific papers related to vegetarianism).(Brief Article)
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- Vegetarian Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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The most recent edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans was published in 2000 by the USDA and the US Department of Health and Human Services. The Dietary Guidelines consist of 10 recommendations to reduce risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Several recent studies have examined whether people who adhere to these guidelines really do have a reduced risk of chronic disease. Harnack and co-workers found that adherence to the guidelines specifically related to diet had little effect on cancer incidence; a reduction in cancer incidence was only seen in people who met the guidelines to aim for a healthy weight and be physically active each ...