Review of the U.S. General Accounting Office Report on Mismanagement of the 1987-88 Nationwide Food Consumption Survey: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition and the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, October 16, 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992 - 199 pages |
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Page 38 - ... Excessive concern about weight may cause or lead to such unhealthy behaviors as excessive exercise, self-induced vomiting, and the abuse of laxatives or other medications. These practices may only worsen the concern about weight. If you lose weight suddenly or for unknown reasons, see a physician. Unexplained weight loss may be an early clue to a health problem. If you need to lose weight You do not need to lose weight if your weight is already within the healthy range in the figure, if you have...
Page 41 - Use the seven guidelines together as you choose a healthful and enjoyable diet. 14 15 diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol and excessive in calories. Of these, dietary saturated fat has the greatest effect; dietary cholesterol has less. Suggested goals for fats in American diets are as follows: Total fat. An amount that provides 30 percent or less of calories is suggested. Thus, the upper limit on the grams of fat in your diet depends on the calories you need.
Page 35 - No single food can supply all nutrients in the amounts you need. For example, milk supplies calcium but little iron; meat supplies iron but little calcium. To have a nutritious diet, you must eat a variety of foods. One way to assure variety — and with it, an \ ^ \enjoyable and nutritious diet — is to choose foods each day from five major food groups (see box).
Page 37 - The higher weights in the ranges generally apply to men, who tend to have more muscle and bone; the lower weights more often apply to women, who have less muscle and bone. "Without shoes. b Without clothes. 5'0" 5'1" 5'2" 5'3" 5'4" 5'5" 5'6" 5'7" 5'8
Page 44 - Use Salt and Sodium Only in Moderation Table salt contains sodium and chloride — both are essential in the diet. However, most Americans eat more salt and sodium than they need. Food and beverages containing salt provide most of the sodium in our diets, much of it added during processing and manufacturing.
Page 43 - ... less fat, replace the lost calories from fat with equal calories from fruits, vegetables, and grain products, found in the lower half of the Food Guide Pyramid. Some foods that contain a lot of sugars supply calories but few or no nutrients (Box 12). These foods are located at the top of the Pyramid. For very active people with high calorie needs, sugars can be an additional source of energy. However, because maintaining a nutritious...
Page 42 - ... function and can reduce symptoms of chronic constipation, diverticular disease, and hemorrhoids. Populations like ours with diets low in dietary fiber and complex carbohydrates and high in fat, especially saturated fat, tend to have more heart disease, obesity, and some cancers. Just how dietary fiber is involved is not yet clear. Some of the benefit from a higher fiber diet may be from the food that provides the fiber, not from fiber alone. For this reason, it's best to get fiber from foods...
Page 37 - It is linked with high blood pressure. heart disease. stroke. the most common type of diabetes. certain cancers. and other types of illness. Being too thin is a less common problem. It occurs with anorexia nervosa and is linked with osteoporosis in women and greater risk of early death in both women and men. Whether your weight is "healthy" depends on how much of your weight is fat.
Page 46 - Heavy drinkers are often malnourished because of low food intake and poor absorption of nutrients by the body. Too much alcohol may cause cirrhosis of the liver. inflammation of the pancreas. damage to the brain and heart. and increased risk for many cancers.
Page 45 - ... less than 85 mmHg.) TO MODERATE USE OF SALT AND SODIUM— • Use salt sparingly, if at all, in cooking and at the table. • When planning meals, consider that— — fresh and plain frozen vegetables prepared without salt are lower in sodium than canned ones. — cereals, pasta, and rice cooked without salt are lower in sodium than ready-to-eat cereals. — milk and yogurt are lower in sodium than most cheeses. — fresh meat, poultry, and fish are lower in sodium than most canned and processed...