Our past Details Details bride, Janice, has some valuable information to share with all of us. Janice found these guidlines from the dietary guidelines committee:
Every five years, a group of experts from around the country get together to debate the science behind nutrition recommendations for the general United States Public. On June 15, 2010, the most recent suggestions for dietary guidelines revisions were released and will be open for public comment through July 15th. Some of the major suggested changes to the dietary guidelines include:
-Reducing the recommended daily sodium intake from 2,300 mg to 1,500 mg
-Reducing the recommended percentage of calories from saturated fats to 7% (from 10%)
-Reducing the recommended trans fat daily limit from less than 1% to less than 0.5% of total calories
-Expanding nutrition education to improve nutrition literacy and cooking skills
Increasing availability of fresh produce to consumers
-Increasing the emphasis placed on health, nutrition, and physical education in schools
The new sodium recommendation will likely be one of the most challenging for Americans to meet. Most Americans currently consume anywhere from 3,000 to 8,000 mg of sodium each day, so getting to the new goal of 1,500 mg will likely prove significantly challenging. For example, many restaurant meals pack in at least 1000 mg or more of sodium. To keep sodium in check, the food industry and restaurants will need to start cutting back and manufacturers have agreed to scale back over the next several years.
To read the dietary guidelines committee report in its’ entirety and/or to submit a comment, visit: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/dietaryguidelines.html
Thanks Janice for sharing the new 2010 guidelines with all of us!