Met 2: Dietary Guidelines

Question 1

What is the purpose and intended audience for USDA food guidelines?

Answer 1

USDA food guidelines are intended to promote health and prevent chronic disease among the healthy, general public.

Question 2

What are three federal programs that use USDA food guidelines?

Answer 2

WIC, SNAP, school lunch

Question 3

The five themes of the new guidelines are:

1. Follow a healthy eating _____
2. Focus on _______
3. Limit __________ (4)
4. _____ to healthier food and beverage choices
5. Support __________

Answer 3

1. Follow a healthy eating pattern
2. Focus on variety
3. Limit calories, sugars, fats, Na
4. Shift to healthier food and beverage choices
5. Support healthy eating for all

Question 4

What are the three dietary patterns promoted by USDA guidelines?

Answer 4

Healthy US style

Healthy Mediterranean style

Healthy vegetarian

Question 5

The Healthy US style components are:

1. _______ vegetables
2. _____ fruits
3. Grains (_____________)
4. ______ dairy
5. ________ protein foods
6. Oils from ______

Answer 5

1. Variety of vegetables
2. Whole fruits (not juice)
3. Grains (at least 50% whole grain)
4. Low fat dairy
5. Variety of protein foods
6. Oils from plants

Question 6

How is the mediterannean style different from healthy US style? (3)

Answer 6

• More fruit
• More seafood
• Less dairy

Question 7

Added sugars should be less than ___% of calories

Saturated fats should be less than ___% of calories

Trans fat should be __________

Answer 7

Added sugars should be less than 10% of calories

Saturated fats should be less than 10% of calories

Trans fat should be as low as possible

Question 8

Sodium intake should be less than _______ mg per day (about ____)

Answer 8

Sodium intake should be less than 2300 mg per day (about 1 tsp)

Question 9

Alcohol consumption should be less than ___ drink per day for women, and less than ___ drink per day for men.

Answer 9

Alcohol consumption should be less than 1 drink per day for women, and less than 2 drinks per day for men.

Question 10

What is the cholesterol recommendation?

Answer 10

There is no limit on cholesterol!

Question 11

Seafood should be ______ per week

Answer 11

Seafood should be 2 servings per week

Question 12

Do multivitamins improve health outcomes?

Answer 12

They largely have no effect, but may have some minimal prevention of cancer among men

Question 13

How does micronutrient supplementation compare with dietary intake?

Answer 13

Adjusting diet is MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE at improving health outcomes than taking micronutrient supplements

Question 14

Which diet has the best evidence for reducing CVD?

Answer 14

Mediterranean diet