Contents of Planning a Nutritious Diet (3 of 5)

Lecture Notes

Just like our government published recommendations for physical activity, they also make dietary guidelines. And I'm not going to go over all of these here on the slide because they're in your text, and you should also read this section in the text if you haven't already. But, the dietary guidelines include everything from food safety practices when handling food to engaging in physical activity to help maintain or achieve a healthy weight, and limiting fat and sodium intake. Other things include alcohol and caffeine in moderation because there's some evidence that both have benefits if they're not done in excessive amounts. And so to learn more about the dietary guidelines for Americans, you can click on this link here, you can click on the picture, and that'll take you to the dietary guidelines, and you should be very familiar with these guidelines.