Best Health Positively
Welcome to Best Health Positively, a podcast series of twice weekly mini episodes that will help listeners take steps toward their best health. In this podcast, Krista Noviski draws on 20 years of experience as a Health and Wellness Coach and shares ideas, practices, and the latest research that's instrumental to taking steps to improve our health. She discusses topics across the board, like health, mindset, motivation, and daily practices, to help listeners make changes, create more fulfilling lives, and move toward better health. Krista believes that the opportunity for each of us, to choose the focus of our time, thoughts, and energy each day, is the key to unleashing our full potential to create our best health... positively!
Best Health Positively
Episode 113: A Look Back- 2025 Dietary Guidelines vs. the 1992 Food Pyramid
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In this episode, we discuss the recent 2025 Dietary Guidelines in the United States and compare them to the previous Food Pyramid that was introduced by the USDA in 1992.
We discuss the differences between the two and the overall impact of the 1992 Food Pyramid guidelines. During the 1990's and early 2000's, there was a significant increase in obesity rates and metabolic disease rates that prompted changes that we see in the new guidelines.
With the new guidelines, we see an emphasis on whole foods (less processed foods), lean proteins, healthy fats, and high-fiber, low glycemic carbohydrates such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. There are some key distinctions that position the new 2025 Guidelines as a more effective framework for long term health and the prevention of chronic disease.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/diabetes/diabetesatlas-spotlight.html
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