HHS and USDA Released New Dietary Guidelines on 01.07.2016

Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released a joint announcement on January 7th 2016 about the updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes,… Continue reading HHS and USDA Released New Dietary Guidelines on 01.07.2016

New Dietary Guidelines Must Be Sustainable

The new iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) must incorporate sustainability considerations both for the health and well-being of Americans and the world in which we live, according to an article co-authored by public health and sustainability experts at George Washington and Tufts universities. The paper was published in Science Express in October… Continue reading New Dietary Guidelines Must Be Sustainable