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Article: Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat: Subtle changes to a familiar message
- Article from:
- The Journal of Nutrition
- Article date:
- February 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright American Institute of Nutrition Feb 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Choose a Diet That Is Low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol and Moderate in Total Fat: Subtle Changes to a Familiar Message1
ABSTRACT "Choose a diet that is low in saturated fat and cholesterol and moderate in total fat," issued in Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for American
s in the year 2000, has an interesting and lengthy history. The first guideline, for which there was extensive scientific data to show that dietary excess increased chronic disease risk, prompted much scientific discussion and debate when implemented as dietary guidance. Three major changes in the guideline are noted since it was issued in 1980, i.e., numerical goals for dietary fats; the applicability of ...