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Dietary Quality:
Prepare nutritious meals and snacks, and balance food with physical activity

Nutrients

Food Composition

Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA food guidance system

New IOM Reports of SNAP Allotments, Physical Fitness, and Obesity Prevention(May. 2013)

Vitamin B-12 (March. 2013)

SNAP to Health Report (Dec. 2012)

Soda Issues (Nov. 2012)

New Research on Local School Wellness Policies (Oct. 2012)

Highlights from the 2012 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior (SNEB) annual conference (Sept. 2012)

Healthful Eating and Physical Activity in the Home Environment: Results from Multifamily Focus Groups (Jun. 2012)

Eating certain types of fruit (blueberries, apples, pears) appears to help reduce diabetes risk (Apr. 2012)

Most Americans Consume too much Salt and Sodium (Mar. 2012)

Fast Food - Good, Bad or Indifferent? (Feb. 2012)

Comparing Nutrition Policies at Childcare Centers and Role Modeling of Healthy Eating Behaviors by Caregivers (Feb. 2012)

Development of Taste Preferences and Implications for Healthy Eating (May 2011)

Highlights from Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 (Mar. 2011)

More Matters: The Cost of Fruits and Vegetables (Mar. 2011)

2008 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) Results (Feb. 2011)

Food Labeling Under Scrutiny (Nov. 2010)

Fruit and Vegetable Promotions in Wisconsin May Be Paying Off – Just a Little! (Oct. 2010)

Clearing Up Confusion Portion Size, Serving Size, and Measurement Aids (Oct. 2010)

USDA’s 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Sets Priorities for Health/Nutrition/Food Security (July 2010)

Food Away From Home: Making Healthy and Affordable Choices (May, 2010)

Family Routines May Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity (April 2010)

Addressing the Nutrition Education Needs of Older Adults (April 2009)

Impact of Garden-Based Youth Nutrition Intervention Programs (Mar. 2009)

WIC participant's comments on changes in the new food package (Feb. 2009)

Preschoolers Mimic Parents (Dec. 2008)

Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health (Nov. 2008)

Partnership between America on the Move® and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) (Aug. 2008)

2008 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes toward Food, Nutrition & Health (June 2008)

Changes to WIC food package (Jan. 2008)

Fruit and vegetable evaluation tool sensitive to change (Jan. 2008)

What do kids think of as "healthy" vs. "unhealthy"? (Dec. 2007)

IFIC’s 2007 Survey of Consumer Attitudes toward Food, Nutrition and Health (July 2007)

Since you asked... (Dec. 2006)

An Updated Healthy Eating Index Will Soon Become Available Via MyPyramid.gov (Aug. 2006)

The New Dietary Guidelines: How are Americans doing? (April 2006)

Examining the yellow slice of MyPyramid! (Mar. 2006)

What's happening with wholegrain consumption? (Dec. 2005)

Background information for MyPyramid and highlights from IFT (Aug. 2005)

When it comes to variety, more is better -- sometimes! (July 2005)

Breakfast-Is it the most important meal of the day for children and adolescents? (July 2005)

Functional Fat: An Aid in the Struggle for Weight Loss? (April 2005)

Weight loss and exercise are cost-effective in the prevention of diabetes (April 2005)

Fatty Acids 101: The Alpha and Omega (March 2005)

Highlights of the 2005 Dietary Guidleines for Americans (Feb. 2005)

The Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide Pyramid (August 2004)

Avoiding Portion Distortion (March 2004)

New DRIs for Water and Electrolytes (March 2004)

Addressing Pyramid Questions... from Amy and Susan (Feb. 2004)

For the record: Food Guide Pyramid revisions (Oct. 2003)

Update: 2005 Dietary Guidelines Revisions (Sept 2003)

Carbohydrates - friend or foe? (Nov. 2001)

Dietary Guidelines Powerpoint slide show (June 2001)

Consumer research and Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Feb. 2001)

Using Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Nov. 2000)

Dietary Guidelines booklets and fact sheets (Aug. 2000)

Do women who follow dietary recommendations actually live longer? (June 2000)

Final version of Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 5th edition released (June 2000)

Proposed wording of 2000 edition of Dietary Guidelines for Americans (March 2000)

Other Food guides

Food Consumption Patterns

Functional Foods, Organic Foods & Vegetarian Diets

Physical Activity

Overweight, Obesity and Weight Control

Cardiovascular Diseases

Diabetes

Cancer

Other Health Conditions


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