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New Dietary Guidelines Experts Are Suggesting and What They’re Missing
Many people choose a diet based on health concerns. For instance, diabetics can improve their health when they follow a low-glycemic-index and low-glycemic-load diet. Also, the DASH diet (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) can benefit those with high blood pressure and cholesterol, and includes heavy amounts of low-fat protein, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Maybe, you’ve always eaten a certain way, and you grew up eating what your parents fed you. The American diet is like a wheel that spins with influence. Many people are told what’s good for them, maybe by their parents or a health professional, but is that always the best approach to eating healthy? Let me explain…
What Influences Your Dietary Choices?
For nearly 100 years, dietary guidelines have formed the blueprint for the general public’s recommended eating habits. Whether people follow the guidelines is a different story; after all, approximately half of all American adults suffer from one or more chronic diseases, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers, which can all be linked to diet. That’s 117 million people suffering from chronic diseases associated with poor diet choices! Not to mention that over two-thirds of adults are considered overweight or obese.
Read More: http://www.doctorshealthpress.com/food-nutrition/experts-suggesting-new-dietary-guidelines
