"It is never too late to make smart changes in your diet. Shifting towards healthier food choices can improve symptoms or decrease risk for developing chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension and heart disease – all of which are more common in older than younger adults," said Alice H. Lichtenstein, D.Sc., senior scientist and director of the Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory at the USDA HNRCA. Lichtenstein served as vice chair on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
The new MyPlate for Older Adults icon depicts a colorful plate with images to encourage older Americans to follow a healthy eating pattern bolstered by physical activity. The plate is composed of approximately:
50 percent fruits and vegetables;
25 percent grains, many of which are whole grains; and
25 percent protein-rich foods such as nuts, beans, fish, lean meat, poultry, and fat-free and low-fat dairy products such as milk, cheeses, and yogurts.
The new MyPlate for Older Adults icon also includes images of good sources of fluid, such as water, milk, tea, soup, and coffee; heart-healthy fats such as vegetable oils and soft margarines; and herbs and spices to be used in place of salt to lower sodium intake.
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As an older adult no thanks will stick with the healthy natural fats not manufactured substitutes
Graham
3 comments:
Where's the butter?
Where's the cream?
What is the update? Still the same advice.
Quite, "smart changes" would be ignoring My Plate/Food Pyramid etc. and reverting to what actually IS healthy, like what we ate before there were epidemics of obesity, diabetes, Alzheimers etc.
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