Weighing The Choices - Positive Approaches To Nutrition

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1981

Creator: spectrum

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Offers positive, practical choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner., Vicky Newman Advisory committee, Joseph M. Cannella ... and others Abstract: To minimize dietary health risks, foods that offer alternate choices to the traditional American diet, yet complement the American lifestyle, are suggested for consumers. Health risks are associated with diets high in fats, cholesterol, sodium, sugar and low in fiber. Breakfast, lunch (both at home and away), dinner, and restaurant eating are examined. Changes adhere to the US Dietary Guidelines developed by USDA and DHHS. Elimination of foods is not advocated, rather the modification of eating habits to support the guidelines' recommendations is explained. Permanent weight control measures along with exercise are stressed. (kbc)

Complete Record: Offers positive, practical choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner., Vicky Newman Advisory committee, Joseph M. Cannella ... and others Abstract: To minimize dietary health risks, foods that offer alternate choices to the traditional American diet, yet complement the American lifestyle, are suggested for consumers. Health risks are associated with diets high in fats, cholesterol, sodium, sugar and low in fiber. Breakfast, lunch (both at home and away), dinner, and restaurant eating are examined. Changes adhere to the US Dietary Guidelines developed by USDA and DHHS. Elimination of foods is not advocated, rather the modification of eating habits to support the guidelines' recommendations is explained. Permanent weight control measures along with exercise are stressed. (kbc)NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.