Not exact matches
For the 35 million
American adults who are battling obesity, the age - old
advice to «improve
diet and exercise» often falls short.
Women made up 51 percent of the study's volunteers, and African -
Americans made up 52 percent, so the results have broad relevance, says Appel, who offers simple
advice for anyone overwhelmed by conflicting messages about
diet and health.
Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture issues updated guidelines for
Americans; however, scratch the surface and these guidelines reveal the same ole», same ole» disastrous dietary
advice — low - fat, high - fiber, high - carb, low - salt, lean - meat, skim - milk
diets.
WASHINGTON, DC — June 4, 2015 --[Globe Newswire] Despite a growing body of evidence that low - fat
diets are harmful to health, the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for
American Committee (DGAC) continues to recommend failed low - fat
advice in its latest Advisory Report and request for public comment [http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015-scientific-report/].
Despite a stunning lack of evidence to support the low - fat
advice being doled out by the spadeful, medical associations such as the
American Heart Association and the
American Medical Association were quick to denounce these new «fad»
diets.
This is why the Journal of the
American Medical Association
advices that children should not to follow this
diet.
If you're among the one in three
American adults who have hypertension (high blood pressure), one of the first pieces of
advice your physician likely gave you was to reduce the amount of sodium in your
diet.