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

Norman J. Temple

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Abstract

This chapter summarizes the key features of a healthy diet.Various food guides are described and critically evaluated. These include MyPyramid, Harvard’s Healthy Eating Pyramid, DASH Eating Plan, Canada’s Food Guide, and Traffic Lights Food Guide. This chapter summarizes the key features of a healthy diet. Various food guides are described and critically evaluated. These include MyPyramid, Harvard’s Healthy Eating Pyramid, DASH Eating Plan, Canada’s Food Guide, and Traffic Lights Food Guide.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNutrition and Health (United Kingdom)
Pages125-135
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameNutrition and Health (United Kingdom)
VolumePart F3880
ISSN (Print)2628-197X
ISSN (Electronic)2628-1961

Keywords

  • food guides
  • Food-based dietary guidelines
  • Mypyramid

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