The American Heart Association dietary guidelines for 2000: A summary report

Recently, the American Heart Association published a revision of its dietar y guidelines. The recommendations are based on new scientific findings, and address the contribution of growing rates of obesity, hypertension, and di abetes to heart disease in the United States. The guidelines for the genera l public are similar to dietary recommendations made by other health-relate d groups and government agencies and, therefore, place a greater emphasis o n the adoption of healthy eating patterns and behaviors rather than a singu lar focus on dietary fat intake.