Many ag groups praised the dietary guidelines released last Thursday for following the science, as requested by the groups and Congress. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said the guidelines reaffirm the role of lean beef in a healthy diet and confirm that Americans are, on average, consuming lean meat in daily amounts that are consistent with the recommendations for protein foods...
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The updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans has been released. The guidelines, according to USDA, encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases...
House and Senate lawmakers should ax any appropriations riders that would restrict the science considered for inclusion in the Dietary Guidelines, according to 60 public health advocacy groups. Those groups - which include the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the American Heart Association - signed letters sent Monday to Senate and House lea
The House Agriculture Committee will hear from USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell next month. The committee will grill the two regarding the process for developing the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans...