Government: Cut Calories and Exercise More
New federal dietary guidelines urge people to eat more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables and stick to fat-free or lowfat milk. The government also recommends that Americans exercise 30 to 90 minutes a day.
"Do you want to look better? Yes. Do you want to feel better? Yes," said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. "You lower your calorie intake, you lower your fats, your carbs. You eat more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, and you exercise. That's as simple as it can be. It is not too hard."
Is it unfair to say losing weight is not hard? "What he should have said is that it's not complicated," said physician David Katz, director of the Yale University's Prevention Research Center.
"Do you want to look better? Yes. Do you want to feel better? Yes," said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. "You lower your calorie intake, you lower your fats, your carbs. You eat more fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, and you exercise. That's as simple as it can be. It is not too hard."
Is it unfair to say losing weight is not hard? "What he should have said is that it's not complicated," said physician David Katz, director of the Yale University's Prevention Research Center.
posted by JPD at Wednesday, January 12, 2005
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