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What Is a Healthy Diet? From Nutritional Science to Food Guides

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Since the 1970s our knowledge of the relationship between diet, health, and the risk of chronic diseases of lifestyle has increased tremendously. Based on this information, we can now characterize the essential features of a healthy diet, meaning one that assists in achieving optimal health and minimizes risk of chronic disease. This chapter summarizes the relationship between diet, health, and risk of disease. Detailed information is presented in other chapters.

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Suggested Further Readings

  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This document is published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). It explores the American diet and gives a summary of dietary advice. The latest edition was published in 2015. http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/guidelines

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  1. Centre for Science, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada, T9S 3A3

    Norman J. Temple Ph.D.

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Temple, N.J. (2017). What Is a Healthy Diet? From Nutritional Science to Food Guides. In: Temple, N., Wilson, T., Bray, G. (eds) Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49929-1_28

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