jan 7, 2016 - 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

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"The 144-page document emphasizes the importance of eating patterns as a whole — the combination of foods and drinks that people consume over time. This edition highlights evidence about the synergistic and potentially cumulative impact of eating patterns on a person’s health and risk of chronic disease. Another key component of the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines is its comparison of how Americans are eating now compared to recommendations, providing data by age groups and sex, and clear guidance on shifts in food choices encouraged to achieve healthy eating patterns. Additionally, because many factors influence individual food choices, this edition of the Dietary Guidelines acknowledges that everyone has a role in supporting healthy eating patterns. The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines contains five overarching Guidelines and 13 Key Recommendations that describe healthy eating patterns, as well as quantitative recommendations about several dietary components that people should limit. On the day of the release of the Dietary Guidelines, USDA launched the MyPlate, MyWins campaign to bring together the key elements of healthy eating patterns, translating the Dietary Guidelines into key consumer messages that are used with the MyPlate icon in educational materials and tools for the public." 2

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1. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. About. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/about-dietary-guidelines/previous-editions/2015-dietary-guidelines. Published Unknown Date. Accessed April 19, 2021.

2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans. History. Table: History of Dietary Guidance Development in the United States and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans – A Chronology. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/about-dietary-guidelines/history-dietary-guidelines/summary-dietary-guidance-development. History of the Dietary Guidelines. Published Unknown Date. Accessed April 20, 2021.

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