America's Diet: Are We Losing the War Against Cancer? : Hearing Before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, September 13, 1993U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 - 162 pages |
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Page 93 - I think there are a lot of things that can be done. And I am delighted that you feel that they should be done.
Page 76 - BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 10, 1987 RELEASE ONLY UPON DELIVERY Food and Drug Administration Rockville MO 20857 Introduction Mr.
Page 24 - Eat a variety of foods Maintain healthy weight Choose a diet low in fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol Choose a diet with plenty of vegetables, fruits, and grain products Use sugars only in moderation Use salt and sodium only in moderation If you drink alcoholic beverages, do so in moderation...
Page 25 - For the two out of three adult Americans who do not smoke and do not drink excessively, one personal choice seems to influence long-term health prospects more than any other: what we eat.
Page 37 - Reduce dietary fat intake to an average of 30 percent of calories or less and average saturated fat intake to less than 10 percent of calories among people aged 2 and older. (Baseline...
Page 25 - Federal govemment and outside, and about 2,500 articles and papers reviewed. The report represents the Public Health Service's consensus on the implications of current knowledge for dietary guidance and education, nutrition programs and services, and nutrition research and surveillance. This report, along with the NRC report, has provided ample documentation for the importance of nutrition to health and has established a foundation for nutrition policy in the future. The principal conclusions of...
Page 61 - Greek motto that lias become the basic saying of our foundation — that it should be the function of medicine to help people die young as late in life as possible.
Page 26 - PHS, as well as other public and private health personnel in this Nation, a sound platform from which we can address improvements in a wide variety of programs— from research to education to services.
Page 25 - Clearly emerging as the primary priority for dietary change is the recommendation to reduce total intake of fats, especially saturated fats, because of their relationship to development of several important chronic disease conditions.
Page 56 - E, Stampfer MJ, Colditz GA et al (1993). Folate, methionine, and alcohol intake and risk of colorectal adenoma.