JAMA PATIENT PAGE. Dietary Guidelines for Americans--Eat Less Fat.

Abstract

New US dietary guidelines have been designed to help Americans choose and maintain a healthy diet. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans were created by the US Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture and were updated in 2016. The guidelines are intended to help Americans make healthier food and beverage choices. This is important because 2 of every 3 Americans are either overweight or obese, and obesity is one of the most important causes of preventable diseases like heart attack and stroke. A summary of these guidelines was published in the February 2, 2016, issue of JAMA.