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Article: Expert advice for healthy eating. (Dietary Guidelines).(Book Review) (book review)
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- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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In recent years, the news media have done a great job of providing the latest information on advances in nutrition. Unfortunately, some of that information can be confusing or may become quickly outdated, leaving us unsettled about how to make informed decisions regarding what we eat.
So how can we decide what eating habits are healthy? The federal government provides timely, relevant, and reliable nutrition advice. It's in Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The current edition, dated 2000, is available for viewing on the World Wide Web at http://www.health.gov/ dietary guidelines.
The information in Dietary Guidelines is based ...