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Defining “Protein” Foods
Changing the name of the “protein foods” group on the US Department of Agriculture’s visual food guide, MyPlate, back to the “meat & beans” group would provide important clarification regarding US Department of Agriculture recommendations for a balanced diet. Previous iterations of the food guid...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27340301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000157 |
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description | Changing the name of the “protein foods” group on the US Department of Agriculture’s visual food guide, MyPlate, back to the “meat & beans” group would provide important clarification regarding US Department of Agriculture recommendations for a balanced diet. Previous iterations of the food guide named the protein group after its constituent foods (ie, the “meat & beans” group on the 2005 MyPyramid), and the reasons for renaming the entire group with MyPlate are unclear. The exclusion of dairy foods from the “protein foods” group of the 2010 MyPlate illustrates the shortcomings of this group’s name. Dairy foods contain high-quality, affordable protein and constitute a significant portion of the protein intake among the US population but are not listed as “protein foods” on MyPlate. Dairy products and other high-calcium foods do have their own section of MyPlate; however, having this separate group does not mitigate the disingenuousness of having a “protein group” that excludes an important protein source. In addition, because consumers tend to understand food-based terms better than nutrient-based terms, a change to “meat & beans” group would also provide clarification for consumers and for educators regarding the content and role of this group. |
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spelling | pubmed-48908302016-06-21 Defining “Protein” Foods Hess, Julie Slavin, Joanne Nutr Today Nutrient Intake Changing the name of the “protein foods” group on the US Department of Agriculture’s visual food guide, MyPlate, back to the “meat & beans” group would provide important clarification regarding US Department of Agriculture recommendations for a balanced diet. Previous iterations of the food guide named the protein group after its constituent foods (ie, the “meat & beans” group on the 2005 MyPyramid), and the reasons for renaming the entire group with MyPlate are unclear. The exclusion of dairy foods from the “protein foods” group of the 2010 MyPlate illustrates the shortcomings of this group’s name. Dairy foods contain high-quality, affordable protein and constitute a significant portion of the protein intake among the US population but are not listed as “protein foods” on MyPlate. Dairy products and other high-calcium foods do have their own section of MyPlate; however, having this separate group does not mitigate the disingenuousness of having a “protein group” that excludes an important protein source. In addition, because consumers tend to understand food-based terms better than nutrient-based terms, a change to “meat & beans” group would also provide clarification for consumers and for educators regarding the content and role of this group. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016-05 2016-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4890830/ /pubmed/27340301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000157 Text en Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. |
spellingShingle | Nutrient Intake Hess, Julie Slavin, Joanne Defining “Protein” Foods |
title | Defining “Protein” Foods |
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title_short | Defining “Protein” Foods |
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topic | Nutrient Intake |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890830/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27340301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NT.0000000000000157 |
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