Articles Tagged with ''Dietary Guidelines''

Nestlé Targets Lower Sodium

Company accelerates sodium reduction efforts as it calls on the US FDA to issue new voluntary targets

May 6, 2016

Nestlé is diligently implementing its sodium reduction efforts in accordance with the Nestlé Nutrition Profiling System and the Nestlé Nutritional Foundation criteria (NF) to ensure the renovated foods and beverages deliver a stronger nutritional profile without compromising taste or food safety.

Updating Dietary Guidelines for Salt Consumption

Salt Institute calls for US government to withdraw dietary guidelines for salt consumption

April 14, 2016

Based upon the preponderance of peer-reviewed scientific evidence, the Salt Institute is asking the government to withdraw the recommendations on salt consumption in the Dietary Guidelines because, according to the Salt Institute, they were not formulated through a thorough, unbiased evaluation of available scientific evidence and the misinformation they promulgate is used to justify harmful public policy recommendations.

New Dietary Guidelines—Taken with a Grain of Salt

New guidelines promote unjustified and non-scientific blanket condemnation of sodium and fat

David Feder , RDN

March 21, 2016

In addition to a 2016 Retail Trends overview, this issue also brings you Prepared Foods’ annual round-up of trending nutraceutical ingredients for foods and beverages. The timing couldn’t be better: Not only is March is National Nutrition Month but this year’s report also follows the 2016 release of the 2015 USDA Dietary Guidelines.

Evolution of Eggs and Cholesterol

New Dietary Guidelines remove daily limit on cholesterol and include eggs in recommended eating patterns

January 7, 2016

The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) remove a daily limit on dietary cholesterol and include eggs in all three recommended healthy eating patterns, which have been shown to reduce the risk of major chronic health conditions facing Americans.

Seafood Consumption Top 10 List

Shrimp tops lists; health-conscious consumers help edge seafood higher

November 6, 2015

Health conscious consumers appear to be helping reverse a trend that saw seafood consumption slipping.

Support for Sustainability, Less Meat in Dietary Guidelines

Additional legal analysis shows clear basis for sustainability in guidelines

October 6, 2015

A companion analysis outlined the legal basis and argument for including sustainability in the Guidelines.

Innovative Ways to Develop Achievable Dietary Guidelines

Leading food, health and nutrition experts call for dietary guidelines that lead to greater consumer understanding and adoption

May 29, 2015

The average consumer meets at least 70 percent of the dietary guidelines for the recommended intake for dairy, fruit, grains, proteins, and vegetables on just seven days of the year, or 2 percent of the time, annually.

Mars Endorses Limitation On Added Sugars

Company supports U.S. government labeling recommendation

May 14, 2015

Mars, Incorporated is supporting two important recommendations designed to help consumers limit their intake of added sugars and achieve healthier, more balanced diets.

Old Orchard Brands Introduces New Healthy Balance Juice

New tropical varieties feature 75% less sugar than similar varieties of traditional juice

April 20, 2015

Old Orchard Brands expanded its Healthy Balance line of reduced-sugar juice drinks to include two new tropical flavors that easily fit within the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's dietary recommendation for a massive reduction in daily sugar intake.

Pinpointing Connections: Weekly Exercise, Household Income, and Healthier Food Choices

In wake of proposed dietary guidelines, Packaged Facts research underscores general shift away from processed foods and towards more “real” food

February 25, 2015

The federal panel of experts pointed to the lack of vegetables, fruit, and whole grains, in addition to the overconsumption of calories, saturated fat, sodium, refined grains, and added sugars, as the primary defects in the average American diet.

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