Whereas dietary recommendations discuss specific foods to eat for optimum health, food guides tell us the amounts of foods we need to eat to have a nutritionally adequate diet?

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Zion Chen

1 November, 07:31

Whereas dietary recommendations discuss specific foods to eat for optimum health, food guides tell us the amounts of foods we need to eat to have a nutritionally adequate diet?

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Camille Francis · Answer 1

Answer;

The above statement is False;

Explanation;

-Food Guidelines emphasizes the importance of creating a healthy eating pattern to maintain health and reduce the risk of disease. These guidelines discuss specific foods to eat to achieve optimum health.

-Dietary recommendations tell us the amounts of foods we need to eat to have a nutritionally adequate diet. They tell us the average intake level of a particular nutrient that is likely to meet the nutrient requirements of 97-98% of healthy individuals in a particular life stage or gender group.