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The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans have finally made their entry. Updated every five years by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, the guidelines provide recommendations to promote good health through healthy eating. Healthy Hints There is no exact menu to follow for healthy eating. Below are some general guidelines to help you choose wisely. Increase healthy fats. Some fats are actually healthy.
The average American consumes more than 3,400 milligrams of sodium a day, which is more than twice the 1,500 mg recommended by the American Heart Association for African Americans and older adults. We consume most of our sodium from prepackaged processed meals, snacks, breads, pasta and canned soups. Several years ago the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute sponsored a landmark study to examine the effect of healthy eating on blood pressure.
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