Food and Health, Prevention



Here are fun "bites" for your social messaging efforts. We chose the topic of a plant based diet using evidence from the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Plant based = MORE vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds Plant based = LESS animal based foods and processed foods Consistent evidence indicates that a dietary pattern ... Social Messaging: Plant Based Diet
 
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An additional step is added to the process for updating the Dietary Guidelines  for Americans (DGA) process as compared to years past. See the press release here.  The former process was to gather a committee of experts, review all of the peer-reviewed evidence, issue recommendations, ask for comments, then...
 
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We received this press release from the USDA MyPlate team for all health professionals. The MyPlate team is going to retire SuperTracker in summer of this year (2018). We recommend using https://www.myfitnesspal.com/ As MyPlate ambassadors that frequently use, or help to promote, USDA’s SuperTracker, we are writing to inform you that SuperTracker will be discontinued on June 30, 2018.  This ... SuperTracker Retires
 
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With conflicting nutrition studies appearing daily in the news, it’s easy to say “eating healthy is really difficult or too confusing”.  But, it really shouldn’t be. While people may argue over butter or margarine or corn VS olive oil, some things in nutrition have not changed that much over...
 
Food and Health

Here are the best news and update articles from 2017. You do have to be a member to read the 23 full stories that are linked below but we have a recap of each story which makes a great overview of the main research and updates for the year of...
 

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Food and Health, Prevention

Americans are eating way too much sodium. Sodium can pose all kinds of health risks, and even when people think they're cutting back on it, they could still be eating way more than they think they are. So what's a health educator to do? How can you spread the word about sodium consumption and its dangers?