Article: Report card on the quality of Americans' diets.(Americans' food habit)

The diets of most Americans need to improve, as indicated by the 1999-2000 Healthy Eating Index (HEI). This finding is a concern, because dietary factors are associated with 4 of the 10 leading causes of death (coronary heart disease, certain types of cancer, stroke, and type 2 diabetes). Less than optimal diets, as well as inactivity among Americans, are key factors affecting the degree to which people are overweight.

To assess the status of Americans' diets and to monitor changes in these patterns, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) developed the HEI, the only instrument computed on a regular basis by ...

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