The Healthy Eating Index (HEI), a measure of overall dietary quality, allows researchers
to assess, at a population level, compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
(DGA) and the relationship between total diet quality and health outcomes. The 2015-2020
DGA
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are the current, prevention-focused nutrition and health policies of the United States.
The DGA provide direction to policymakers and professionals as they design and implement
nutrition-related programs and initiatives and conduct research to protect and improve
the health and well-being of the American public. As Congressionally mandated directives,
the DGA have major influence on the nation’s vast network of food programs, health
care and nutrition services, and the research and educational activities overseen
by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA). The DGA also have the potential to inform public health programming and professional
practice at all levels where they influence the nutritional status and health of individuals,
communities, and the entire population. Therefore, the DGA are an essential resource
for nutrition and dietetics practitioners and others who seek to improve the nutrition-related
well-being of individuals and communities they serve and attempt to reverse the prevalent
diet-related problems of Americans.Keywords
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Biography
B. E. Millen is president, Millennium Prevention, Inc, Westwood, MA; chairman, Boston Nutrition, Inc, Westwood, MA.
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Accepted:
May 23,
2018
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April 10,
2018
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STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST B. E. Millen is president of Millennium Prevention, Inc, which is the sole owner of the intellectual property of www.healthmain.com, a unique Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)–compliant web and mobile platform focusing on nutrition and lifestyle-focused behavior change and personalized prevention and health to improve the prevention and management of overweight and obesity, other chronic diseases, and promote health and well-being and favorable health outcomes across the life span.
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