Question

What do you think of the US Dietary Guidelines? Will they assist you as a health care professional? Are they too broad, too vague, or right on the mark?

200-300 words explanation

Answer 1

Current US dietary guidelines 2015-2020.

It's purpose is to provide dietary advice that would improve the health of Americans and reduce the risk of chronic condition such as cancer, atherosclerosis, hypertension, heart disease, and renal disease. The idea of idea of dietary pattern is preserved. They are moving towards more nutrients dense option which is good. These guidelines have political influence too. Some times are also influenced by food industries. It is healthier to follow but one can't rely over it solely.

It is developed in three stage which makes it more scientific and purposeful.

As a health professional it do assist us because it a authoritative and evidence information source. We can use it to provide information to Americans about healthy choices in their diet which also reduce the risk of chronic disease. It gives us information healthy eating pattern with appropriate calories. It is very scientific but not totally dependable. Health professional cannot rely on each and every information. For example processed meat is a carcinogen and red meat can cause cancer as recommended by WHO but it says it's ok to eat red meat. Cutting down added sugar is a good thing of this diet

Although they are developed beautifully but they are to broad and need to define it further . each and every aspect of this chart be it eggs . Meat and lays emphasis on the person who are vegan . Calories basis recommendation is a boon because it do helps health professional to make diet recommendation which varies person to person. They also respected about the key nutrients threshold. Limiting saturated fat not limiting total fat. Replacing whole grain bread with white bread it bit more disappointing.