Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related

2388 readers

260 users here now

Health: physical and mental, individual and public.

Discussions, issues, resources, news, everything.

See the pinned post for a long list of other communities dedicated to health or specific diagnoses. The list is continuously updated.

Nothing here shall be taken as medical or any other kind of professional advice.

Commercial advertising is considered spam and not allowed. If you're not sure, contact mods to ask beforehand.

Linked videos without original description context by OP to initiate healthy, constructive discussions will be removed.

Regular rules of lemmy.world apply. Be civil.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

126

More beans and less red meat: Nutrition experts weigh in on US dietary guidelines (apnews.com)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

21 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Summary

A U.S. nutrition panel recommends the 2025 dietary guidelines focus on increasing vegetables, legumes, and whole grains while reducing red and processed meats, added sugars, and saturated fats.

The panel, using a "health equity lens," also highlighted the role of income and culture in dietary habits.

However, it avoided conclusions on ultraprocessed foods and alcohol due to insufficient evidence.

Most Americans fail to meet current guidelines, with over half facing diet-related chronic conditions. Public feedback is invited, and final guidelines will be released in 2025 by HHS and USDA.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I've been basically on this journey over the last 2-3 years. The meat alternatives helped with the transition for sure since my old diet was mostly different forms of red meat and potatoes. I'm probably close to 95% vegetarian now (I make a few exceptions when splitting meals with others which is the 5%).

Gotta say, it's been pretty nice. My blood pressure and cholesterol are down, and I'm BM-ing like a rock star (not Elvis lol).