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Article: Dairy foods in the new dietary guidelines: new recommendations increase dairy to three servings each day.(dietary supplements)
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- Dairy Foods
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- June 1, 2005
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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 (Dietary Guidelines) is the sixth and latest science-based dietary guidance document to be released since first published in 1980. The Dietary Guidelines provide diet and health recommendations for choosing a nutritious diet, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate exercise, and keeping foods safe to avoid foodborne illness. Given the recognized importance of a balanced diet for good health, growth and development, the purpose of the Dietary Guidelines is to synthesize the science about individual nutrients and food components into recommendations for an overall healthy diet that can be adopted by all Americans. This is the ...