During a staff meeting at a community clinic, the nurse suggests a change in patient educational materials from the U.S. Dietary Recommendations to the Health Eating Pyramid
She made this recommendation based on the fact that the researchers who developed the program recommended the changes to: 1. Reduce the risk of premature cardiac disease, type 2 diabetes, and colon cancer.
2. Provide a more convenient program for global health improvement.
3. Stress the importance of diet alone to improve health.
4. Eliminate plant oils from the diet to lower cholesterol.
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Rationale: The nutrition researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health created the Healthy Eating Pyramid believing that modest changes in diet and fitness may reduce the risk of premature cardiac disease, type 2 diabetes, and colon cancer by 70–90%. Recommendations are made for changes in the American diet. The program emphasizes daily intake of whole grains, plant oils, and vegetables.
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