{"id":16050,"date":"2024-11-06T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16050"},"modified":"2024-11-06T16:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T16:24:56","slug":"the-next-dietary-guidelines-may-punt-on-ultraprocessed-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16050","title":{"rendered":"The Next Dietary Guidelines May Punt on Ultraprocessed Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u2019s not enough evidence to recommend avoiding ultraprocessed foods, a scientific advisory committee says. Some experts disagree.<\/p>\n

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Hardly a day passes without a new study, and an ensuing round of headlines<\/a>, sounding the alarm on ultraprocessed foods<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This wide-ranging category \u2014 including sodas, processed meats and many breakfast cereals, snack foods, frozen meals and flavored yogurts \u2014 has been linked to a range of health issues such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, gut conditions and depression.<\/p>\n

So it may come as a surprise that when a committee of 20 of the country\u2019s leading nutrition scientists met in late October to preview their recommendations for the next edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, they said that there was not enough evidence to steer people away from the foods.<\/p>\n

New limits on ultraprocessed foods, which make up a large share of what U.S. children and adults eat, could dramatically shift Americans\u2019 diets, experts say. The dietary guidelines are used to set standards for federal food programs and inform how doctors counsel their patients about nutrition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services will ultimately issue the guidelines, which are slated for release by the end of 2025. It\u2019s unclear how Donald Trump\u2019s return to the White House may affect them.<\/p>\n

But the conclusions presented last month suggest such a policy could be unlikely.<\/p>\n