The dietary guidelines emphasize promotion of health and prevention of disease, of all age groups with special focus on vulnerable segments of the population such as infants, children and adolescents, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly.
The report presents, for the first time, the contribution of various food groups to the total energy, proteins, fats and carbohydrates from the dietary data of two large-scale surveys in India that used 24-hour recall method.
The Departments of Agriculture and of Health and Human Services established the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for the single, time-limited task of examining the evidence on specific nutrition and public health topics and providing independent, science based advice to the Federal government as the Departments develop the next edition
Between now and 2050 the planet’s population is expected to rise by a third, from 7.6bn to 9.8bn. Those extra mouths will need feeding, and not just with staples.
Naveen Sharma, a senior HR executive with one of the top MNCs of the country, travels for almost half the month. A schedule that has taken a toll on his health and left him worried. They are many like him
Naveen Sharma, a senior HR executive with one of the top MNCs of the country, travels for almost half the month. A schedule that has taken a toll on his health and left him worried. They are many like him