Modified food guide pyramid for people over seventy years of age

From: The Journal of Nutrition | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Modified Food Guide Pyramid for People over Seventy Years of Age1,2

The second edition of The Dietary Guidelines for Americans was published in 1990 as a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Dietary Guidelines for Americans 1990. Based on the Dietary Guidelines, a Food Guide Pyramid was constructed for educational purposes (The Food Guide Pyramid 1992). The principles underlying the Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide Pyramid hold for Americans of all ages above 2 y. However, a modification of the recommendations within the ...

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