Physician's guide to the new 2005 dietary guidelines: how best to counsel patients.
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 encourage most Americans to eat fewer calories, be more active, and make wiser food choices. Health care providers can influence patients' food and activity choices by providing specific counseling and presenting straightforward information.
Blackburn
George L
GL
Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. gblackbu@bidmc.harvard.edu
Waltman
Belinda A
BA
D003376:Counseling; D015444:Exercise; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care