1. Briefly describe the history and purpose of the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans; what populations do they serve, all Americans ? or those at malnutrition?
2. List and briefly describe the 4 Key Recommendations that trend in the various version of the USDA Dietary Guidelines.
3. Describe at least 3 of the specific findings of the 2015 Dietary Reference Committee that resulted in changes to the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
4. What does the “3 + Four = 50” formula mean as described in the USDA guidelins
as shown below
More Relevant Facts for Dietary
Guidelines:
3 + Four = 50?*
• 3 = three risk factors
• Smoking
• Diet
• Physical activity
• Four = four serious chronic diseases
• Heart Disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Lung and other cancers
50 = above health problems account for 50 % of all deaths
worldwide !
