New Dietary Guideline Controversy

Watch your sugar, use caution with the salt shaker, and limit those saturated fats.

Friday, January 08, 2016 Dietary Guidelines Draw Praise, Criticism Watch your sugar, use caution with the salt shaker, and limit those saturated fats. That's the advice from the updated U.S. nutritional guidelines, released Thursday. Read more ... Related Reading • Diet Plans & Programs • Diet & Nutrition Quiz • The Best Diet Tips Ever Today's Health News •  Cancer Death Rates Down 23 Percent Since 1991: Study •  Exercise to Boost Spine Muscles Can Ease Back Pain, Study Suggests •  Organ Recipients at Raised Risk of Cancer Death, Study Finds •  High Ozone Levels Dangerous for Critically Ill: Study •  Regular Mammograms Worthwhile for Elderly Women •  Tweak in Gene Function Allowed Humans to Walk Upright: Researchers •  Gradual Decline in Soda's Sugar Content Might Help Curb Obesity •  Same-Sex Intimacy Nearly Three Times More Common for Women: CDC •  Three Moves Could Cut New HIV Cases Dramatically: Study •  Americans Still Consume Too Much Salt: CDC •  Influential Students Effective at Bully Prevention, Study Finds •  Device Approved for Diabetic Foot Ulcers •  Health Tip: Prepare Your Child for the Dentist •  Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's Disease •  Illegal Hits Play Big Role in Youth Ice Hockey Concussions: Study •  High Blood Sugar May Increase Heart Attack Complications: Study •  Some Steps to Help Protect Yourself From Cancer •  Bonding With Others May Be Crucial for Long-Term Health •  Zika Virus: What You Should Know •  Feds Crack Down on False Brain-Training Claims Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   Diseases and Conditions   MedicineNet Home From Our WebMD Sponsors Diagnosed With Cancer? Follow Us       MedicineNet Newsletters Sign up for the NEW MedicineNet newsletters today! New specialty newsletters include Cancer, Heart, Pregnancy & Newborns, Children's Health & Parenting. MedicineNet Newsletters » Quizzes • Is Psoriasis Contagious? • Frequent Migraine Headaches • Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Top Viewed Articles • 'The Pill' and Birth Defects • Aspirin for Prostate Cancer • DASH Diet Ranks Best • Hawaii Smoking Age to 21 • Too Late for a Flu Shot? Picture Slideshows • Moderate to Severe Psoriasis • Migraine Headache Triggers • Guide to Erectile Dysfunction • Joint-Friendly Fitness Routines • Cold & Flu: 13 Germiest Places Latest Pet Health Content • Chocolate and Dogs • Food for Diabetic Cats • Pet Deshedding Tools • Diseases From Pets • Halt Destructive Chewing Bonus PDF Guide Health & Wellness Guide