American dietary guidelines are urging a shift towards healthier eating habits. Experts recommend increasing consumption of beans, peas, lentils, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains while reducing red and processed meats, starchy vegetables, added sugars, sodium, and saturated fat. While research links ultra-processed foods to health issues, the panel remains undecided on specific recommendations for these foods. Ditch the red meat, pick legumes: Take a look at experts’ dietary recommendations for 2025 It’s time that Americans change their food habit. With a new year rolling in, the experts’ dietary recommendations are here; and as per them – Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while continuing to limit added sugars, sodium and saturated fat.
A panel of nutrition experts charged with counselling the U.S. government about the 2025 edition of the dietary guidelines, released a recommendation recently, that will form the cornerstone of federal food programs and policy. Although the US mostly survives on ultraprocessed and packaged foods mostly, the 20-member panel didn’t speak in favour of the same. Key points from the panel:The expert-led nutrition panel concluded that a healthy diet for people aged 2 years and older is higher in vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, whole grains, fish, and vegetable oils that are higher in unsaturated fat.
The health quotient of a healthy diet is lower in red and processed meats, sugar-sweetened foods and beverages, refined grains and saturated fat. It may also include fat-free or low-fat dairy and foods lower in sodium and may include plant-based foods.The panel remained ‘undecided’ on the verdict on ultraprocessed foods which include the snacks, sugary cereals and frozen meals that make up about 60% of the American diet. The panel considered more than 40 studies, including several that showed links between ultraprocessed foods and becoming overweight or developing obesity. However, the nutrition experts had concerns with the quality of the research, leaving them to conclude that the evidence was too limited to make recommendations.
The panel also didn’t revise recommendations that suggest limiting alcohol intake to two drinks […]
Ditch the red meat, pick legumes: Take a look at experts’ dietary recommendations for 2025
