Eat a Wide Variety of Foods and Exercise More, Panel Advises

Downplaying the value of high-protein diets, a panel of experts advises Americans to “eat a wide variety of foods” and to get at least some exercise.

The 13-member panel was commissioned to update the Dietary Guidelines for Americans --- the government’s healthy eating manifesto.

Part of the wide variety envisioned by the panel would include fruits, vegetables, grains, milk products and meat and other proteins.

Under the panel’s current draft, the 10 guidelines would be shortened to seven, with more emphasis placed on eating fruits and vegetables and balancing food consumption with exercise.

The final draft of the new dietary guidelines is expected to be released in January.

Posted by Jim Langcuster at May 27, 2004 09:20 AM | TrackBack