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The United States Department of Agriculture is expected to release new dietary guidelines and a new food pyramid in January. We figure: Why should you have to wait?
A 13-member federal advisory panel is currently revising dietary guidelines that will be incorporated into revisions of the traditional Food Guide Pyramid. On August 11, 2004, that panel issued a health warning: Americans must cut calories and salt, eat more whole grain products and get 30 minutes of daily moderate exercise, such as brisk walking or gardening.
With almost two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, calorie intake needs to be curtailed, the panel said. Members agreed with federal exercise guidelines that call for at least 30 minutes a day of moderate physical activity.
The panel also advised that those considering dieting should not be distracted by a currently fashionable concept: the ...