Open AccessThe American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines for 2000: A Summary Report
Author(s) -
Lauber Renee P.,
Sheard Nancy F.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb07021.x
Subject(s) - obesity , government (linguistics) , environmental health , medicine , gerontology , diabetes mellitus , public health , association (psychology) , heart disease , endocrinology , psychology , pathology , philosophy , linguistics , psychotherapist
Recently, the American Heart Association published a revision of its dietary guidelines. The recommendations are based on new scientific findings, and address the contribution of growing rates of obesity, hypertension, and diabetes to heart disease in the United States. The guidelines for the general public are similar to dietary recommendations made by other health‐related groups and government agencies and, therefore, place a greater emphasis on the adoption of healthy eating patterns and behaviors rather than a singular focus on dietary fat intake.