DGAC: Without milk, diet quality ‘deteriorates significantly’
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted its recommendations to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Americans’ consumption of dairy foods has remained constant, but for adults (ages 51 to 70) dairy intake has increased. Dairy consumption has decreased for girls ages 4 to 8 years and young adult males. We aren’t eating enough fruit, and (despite the seeming ubiquity of Brussels sprouts on every U.S. menu) vegetable intake has declined, particularly among children of all ages, adolescents, and young adult males.
We’re eating more whole grains and consuming fewer foods with added sugars (yet intakes still exceed the limit in the USDA food patterns).