New U.S. Dietary Guidlines/Participate

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The following is taken from:

 

http://www.mercola.com/2003/oct/1/dietary_guidelines.htm

 

I don't know how many of you are familiar w/ Doctor Mercola, this

is from his sight and I hope some of you participate.

Pam

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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Being Developed, and You Can Contribute

 

 

Every five years the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) publish " Nutrition and Your

Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans. "

 

 

In preparation for the 2005 edition, which will be the basis for

Federal food and nutrition education programs, a committee is

reviewing recent scientific literature to determine what sort of

revisions should be made. During this process, you can submit

written comments or suggestions for the new dietary guidelines

electronically through this address:

dietaryguidelines

 

 

This is a great opportunity to get the word out on the benefits of

the No-Grain Diet so it can benefit all Americans. I urge all of you

who have experienced the health benefits of the No-Grain Diet

yourself to pass that information along to the USDA so they may take

it into consideration when preparing their new dietary guidelines.

 

 

You can submit the following paragraph, which highlights the

importance of limiting grains and sugars in the diet, or compose one

of your own, but either way make sure you take advantage of this

opportunity to improve the current dietary guidelines for all

Americans.

 

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

Please take this into consideration when compiling the 2005 Dietary

Guidelines for Americans:

 

Grains and sugars are extremely overused in the American diet. As

written in The No-Grain Diet replacing grain carbohydrates with

vegetable greens and limiting or avoiding sugar is crucial to

dealing with the many chronic disease facing the nation.

 

Insulin, stimulated by the excess carbohydrates in our overabundant

consumption of grains, starches and sweets, is responsible for the

ever-increasing obesity epidemic. High insulin levels suppress two

important hormones--glucagons and growth hormones--that are

responsible for burning fat and sugar and promoting muscle

development, respectively. The excess weight and obesity lead to

heart disease and a wide variety of other diseases.

 

But the ill effect of grains and sugars does not end there. They

suppress the immune system, contributing to allergies, and they are

responsible for a host of digestive disorders. They contribute to

depression, and their excess consumption is, in fact, associated

with many of the chronic diseases in our nation, such as cancer and

diabetes.

 

Please take this into consideration and make grains and sugar a

minimal part of the standard American diet.

 

Sincerely,

 

Your name

 

Again, the e-mail address to submit your comments electronically is:

dietaryguidelines. If you prefer to send your

comments by mail, the address is:

 

Kathryn McMurry

HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Room 738-G, 200 Independence Avenue SW.

Washington, DC 20201

 

 

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