{"id":1490,"date":"2014-02-20T16:20:30","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T05:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2014-02-20T16:21:42","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T05:21:42","slug":"brazils-bloody-brilliant-dietary-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.panicola.com\/?p=1490","title":{"rendered":"Brazil&#8217;s bloody brilliant dietary guidelines&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>succinct. direct. honest. transparent. will never happen here&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"GGkqBqro2N\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foodpolitics.com\/2014\/02\/brazils-new-dietary-guidelines-food-based\/\">Brazil&#8217;s new dietary guidelines: food-based!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Brazil&#8217;s new dietary guidelines: food-based!&#8221; &#8212; Food Politics by Marion Nestle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foodpolitics.com\/2014\/02\/brazils-new-dietary-guidelines-food-based\/embed\/#?secret=qNWsr1a60H#?secret=GGkqBqro2N\" data-secret=\"GGkqBqro2N\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodpolitics.com\/2014\/02\/brazils-new-dietary-guidelines-food-based\/\">Brazil\u2019s new dietary guidelines: food-based!<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>Brazil has issued new dietary guidelines\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodpolitics.com\/2014\/02\/brazils-new-dietary-guidelines-food-based\/www.saude.gov.br\/consultapublica\">open for public comment<\/a>. \u00a0For the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines document (in Portuguese),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodpolitics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brazils-Dietary-Guidelines_2014.pdf\">click here.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian health officials designed the guidelines to\u00a0help protect against undernutrition, which is already declining sharply in Brazil, but also to prevent the health consequences of overweight and obesity, which are sharply increasing in that country.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines are remarkable in that they are based on foods that\u00a0Brazilians of all social classes eat every day, and consider the social, cultural, economic and environmental implications of food choices.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The guide\u2019s\u00a0three \u201cgolden rules:\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Make foods and freshly prepared dishes and meals the basis of your diet.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Be sure oils, fats, sugar and salt are used in moderation in culinary preparations.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Limit the intake of ready-to-consume products and avoid those that are ultra-processed.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>The ten Brazilian guidelines:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Prepare meals from staple and fresh foods.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Use oils, fats, sugar and salt in moderation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Limit consumption of ready-to-consume food and drink products<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Eat regular meals, paying attention, and in appropriate environments.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Eat in company whenever possible.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Buy food at places that offer varieties of fresh foods. Avoid those that mainly sell products ready for consumption.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Develop, practice, share and enjoy your skills in food preparation and cooking.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Plan your time to give meals and eating proper time and space.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>When you eat out, choose restaurants that serve freshly made dishes and meals. Avoid fast food chains.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Be critical of the commercial advertisement of food products.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now if only our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov\/dietaryguidelines\/2015.asp\">Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee<\/a>\u00a0would take note and do the same?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like us to have sensible, unambiguous food-based guidelines like these? \u00a0You can file comments on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov\/dietaryguidelines\/dga2015\/comments\/default.aspx\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to\u00a0Professor Carlos A. Monteiro of the\u00a0Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health at the\u00a0University of Sao Paulo for sending the guidelines and for their translation, and for his contribution to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>succinct. direct. honest. transparent. will never happen here&#8230; Brazil&#8217;s new dietary guidelines: food-based! Brazil\u2019s new dietary guidelines: food-based! Brazil has issued new dietary guidelines\u00a0open for public comment. \u00a0For the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines document (in Portuguese),\u00a0click here.. 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